Complete Definition of "emasculate"

English

Etymology
From L. emasculare, from e- + masculus (�male, masculine�)

Adjective
en-adj

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

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|emasculat|ing

  1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate; to geld.
  2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

Translations
Spanish: emascular, castrar

webster

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