e ‧ mas ‧ cu ‧ late /ɪˈmæskjəleɪt, ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: emasculatus , past participle of emasculare , from masculus 'male' ]
1 . to make a man feel weaker and less male:
Some men feel emasculated if they work for a woman.
2 . to make someone or something weaker or less effective:
The bill has been emasculated by Congress.
3 . medical to remove all or part of a male’s sex organs SYN castrate
—emasculation /ɪˌmæskjəˈleɪʃ ə n, ɪˌmæskjʊˈleɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]