 emasculate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] deprive of strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | castrate | |
| Examples: | "The Senate emasculated the law" |
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| Related terms: | weaken emasculation | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having unsuitable feminine qualities | |
| Synonyms: | epicene cissy sissified sissyish sissy effeminate | |
| Related terms: | unmanly | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove the testicles of a male animal | |
| Synonyms: | demasculinize demasculinise castrate | |
| Related terms: | sterilize caponize geld castration | |
| Similar spelling: |
emasculated emasculation |
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