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e·mas·cu·late
(ĭ-măs′kyə-lāt′)tr.v. e·mas·cu·lat·ed, e·mas·cu·lat·ing, e·mas·cu·lates
1. To castrate.
2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
adj. (-lĭt)
Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor.
[Latin ēmasculāre, ēmasculāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + masculus, male, diminutive of mās, male, man.]
e·mas′cu·la′tion n.
e·mas′cu·la′tive, e·mas′cu·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
e·mas′cu·la′tor n.
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emasculate
vb (tr)
1. to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld
2. to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc
3. (Horticulture) 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 masculine]
eˌmascuˈlation n
eˈmasculative, eˈmasculatory adj
eˈmascuˌlator n
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e•mas•cu•late
(v. ɪˈmæs kyəˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to castrate.
2. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
adj. 3. deprived of strength or vigor; gelded.
[1600–10; < Latin ēmasculātus, past participle of ēmasculāre=ē- e- + -masculāre, derivative of māsculus male]
e•mas`cu•la′tion, n.
e•mas′cu•la`tor, n.
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emasculate
Past participle: emasculated
Gerund: emasculating
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| Verb | 1. | emasculate - deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
| 2. | emasculate - remove the testicles of a male animal geld, cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" | |
| Adj. | 1. | emasculate - having unsuitable feminine qualities |
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emasculate
verb weaken, soften, cripple, impoverish, debilitate, reduce the power of, disempower, enfeeble, make feeble, enervate, deprive of force
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emasculate
[ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt] vt (= weaken) [+ person, organization] → affaiblir
(= make less masculine) [+ man] → émasculer
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emasculate
vt
(= weaken) → entkräften
(lit) man → entmannen
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emasculate
vt emascularEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.