EMASCULATE


Meaning of EMASCULATE in English

— emasculation , n. — emasculative , adj. — emasculator , n. — emasculatory /i mas"kyeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

v. /i mas"kyeuh layt'/ ; adj. /i mas"kyeuh lit, -layt'/ , v. , emasculated, emasculating , adj.

v.t.

1. to castrate.

2. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.

adj.

3. deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate.

[ 1600-10; emasculatus (ptp. of emasculare ), equiv. to e- E- + mascul ( us ) MALE + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Syn. 2. debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .