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emasculate Definition

emas·cu·late (ē mas′kyo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -kyə-; i-; for adj., -lit)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

  1. to deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by removing the testicles; castrate; geld
  2. to destroy the strength or force of; weaken

Etymology: < L emasculatus, pp. of emasculare < e-, out + masculus, masculine

adjective

deprived of virility, strength, or vigor; effeminate

emasculate Related Forms
emas′·cu·la′·tion noun emas′·cu·la′·tive adjective or emas′·cu·la·to′ry--lə tôr′ē emas′·cu·la′·tor noun
emasculate Synonyms

emasculate

v.

  1. To sterilize

    geld, unman, mutilate; see castrate.

  2. To weaken

    soften, enervate, devitalize, cripple; see weaken 2.

emasculate Usage Examples

Object

  • man: Seeks to humiliate and emasculate other men in revenge for the humiliation he experienced as part of his everyday life.
  • privilege: He submits that the court did not appreciate that the effect of its decision was to abrogate or at any rate emasculate privilege.
  • version: It is therefore sad to see the emasculated version of Foundation Hospitals in this Bill.
  • hymnal: The world loves to see a feminized pulpit and an emasculated hymnal.
  • body: The US military have also attempted to poach UN staff to emasculate the UN inspections bodies.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: The French Socialist and Communist literature was thus completely emasculated.
  • so: At the end of the process I could not recognize my own letter - it was so emasculated!
  • not: The present position and role of LAs in supporting teachers should be maintained, and not emasculated as proposed; iv.