emasculate
pronunciation
How to pronounce emasculate in British English:
UK [iˈmæskjuleɪt]
How to pronounce emasculate in American English:
US [ɪˈmæskjəˌlet]
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- Verb:
- deprive of strength or vigor
- remove the testicles of a male animal
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- Adjective:
- having unsuitable feminine qualities
Word Origin
- emasculate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare "castrate," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + masculus "male, manly" (see masculine). Originally and usually in a figurative sense in English. Related: Emasculated; emasculating.
Example
- 1. Castrate : to remove the testicles of ( a male ) ; geld or emasculate .
- 2. In a devastating ruling , the judge accused taitz of trying to " emasculate the military " in a way that would " leave this country defenceless " .
- 3. Establishing contacts with others involved in politics or the military could emasculate the young leader 's authority and set off unknown and destabilising dynamics .
- 4. He said I emasculate you .
- 5. Get some concrete examples and emasculate him .