emasculate

Speech parts

1. emasculate - Adjective

2. emasculate - Verb

3. emasculate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.

To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sissy effeminate castrate cissy epicene sissified demasculinize sissyish demasculinise doctor spay cripple alter exhaust ineffective
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Antonyms

manly active carry powerful argue assist
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Hypernyms

fix weaken sterilize sterilise unsex desexualize

Hyponyms

cut geld caponize caponise

Derivatives

emasculated emasculating

Examples

The Senate emasculated the law Source: Internet

And by the way, your girlfriend must be very immature to deliberately emasculate you in front of her friends and family. Source: Internet

By Mazi Sam-Ohuabunwa SINCE the proclamation of the 8th Assembly, I have noticed a consistent effort to emasculate the National Assembly, particularly the Senate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

emarginately emargination EMAS emasculated emasculatingly emasculation