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Definition of Emasculate

1. Adjective. Having unsuitable feminine qualities.

2. Verb. Deprive of strength or vigor. "The Senate emasculated the law"

3. Verb. Remove the testicles of a male animal.

Definition of Emasculate

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

2. a. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak.

Definition of Emasculate

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

2. Verb. (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate; to geld. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Emasculate

1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Medical Definition of Emasculate

1. 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld. 2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. "Luxury had not emasculated their minds." (V. Knox) Origin: L. Emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See Male masculine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emasculate

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