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verb (used with object)
1.
to castrate.
2.
to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
adjective
3.
deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin ēmasculātus (past participle of ēmasculāre), equivalent to ē- e- + māscul(us) male + -ātus -ate1
1600–10; < Latin ēmasculātus (past participle of ēmasculāre), equivalent to ē- e- + māscul(us) male + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
e·mas·cu·la·tion, noun
e·mas·cu·la·tive, adjective
e·mas·cu·la·tor, noun
self-e·mas·cu·la·tion, noun
EXPANDun·e·mas·cu·lat·ed, adjective
un·e·mas·cu·la·tive, adjective
un·e·mas·cu·la·to·ry, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.
2. debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.
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World English Dictionary
| emasculate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld |
| 2. | to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc |
| 3. | botany to remove the stamens from (a flower) to prevent self-pollination for the purposes of plant breeding |
| —adj | |
| 4. | castrated; gelded |
| 5. | deprived of strength, effectiveness, etc |
| [C17: from Latin ēmasculāre, from masculus male; see | |
| emascu'lation | |
| —n | |
| e'masculative | |
| —adj | |
| e'masculatory | |
| —adj | |
| e'masculator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
emasculate
1607, from L. emasculatus, pp. of emasculare "castrate," from ex- "out, away" + masculus "male" (see masculine). Originally and usually in the fig. sense.
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