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Meaning of emasculate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

emasculate

Pronunciation:/ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt//iˈmæskjəˌleɪt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.

    Synonyms:unman

  2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

    Synonyms:debilitatedemasculateenervateenfeebleunman
    Antonyms:empowerinvigoratemasculatestrengthen

  3. Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emasculate

Related words

castratedemasculinizeunmanlyeffeminatesissycissysissyishsissified