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English Dictionary: emasculate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for emasculate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emasculate adj having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy] v deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" Synonym(s): emasculate, castrate remove the testicles of a male animal Synonym(s): emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emasculate \Emas"culate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld. 2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emasculate \Emas"culate\, a. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. [bd]Emasculate slave.[b8] --Hammond.