unmanning
verb (used with object), un·manned, un·man·ning.
1.
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.
2.
to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate.
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| —vb , -mans, -manning, -manned | |
| 1. | to cause to lose courage or nerve |
| 2. | to make effeminate |
| 3. | to remove the men from |
| 4. | archaic to deprive of human qualities |
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