transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt ]
transitive verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from e- + masculus male — more at male
Date: 1607
1. : to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
2. : to deprive of virility or procreative power : castrate
3. : to remove the androecium of (a flower) in the process of artificial cross-pollination
Synonyms: see unnerve
• emas·cu·late -lət adjective
• emas·cu·la·tion -ˌmas-kyə-ˈlā-shən noun
• emas·cu·la·tor -ˈmas-kyə-ˌlā-tər noun