See Also: emasculate(medicine)
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emasculate verb trans. E17.
[Latin emasculat- pa. ppl stem of emasculare castrate, from e- E- + masculus male: see -ATE3.]
Castrate; Medicine remove the penis of. E17.
Deprive of force and vigour; weaken, make effeminate; esp. take the force out of (literary work, legislation, etc.) by alterations. E17.
emascu'lation noun E17.
emasculative adjective that tends to emasculate L19.
emasculator noun L19.
emasculatory adjective = emasculative L19.