v. & adj.
v.tr. 1 deprive of force or vigour; make feeble or ineffective. 2 castrate.
adj. 1 deprived of force or vigour. 2 castrated. 3 effeminate. emasculation n. emasculator n. emasculatory adj.
[ L emasculatus past part. of emasculare (as E-, masculus dimin. of mas male) ]