/ iˈmæskjuleɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ] [ often passive ] ( formal )
1.
to make sb/sth less powerful or less effective
2.
to make a man feel that he has lost his male role or qualities
► emas·cu·la·tion / iˌmæskjuˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin emasculat- castrated, from the verb emasculare , from e- (variant of ex- , expressing a change of state) + masculus male.