emasculate

verb

emas·cu·late i-ˈma-skyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce emasculate (audio)

emasculated; emasculating

transitive verb

: to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken

: to deprive of virility or procreative power : castrate

: to remove the androecium of (a flower) in the process of artificial cross-pollination

emasculate

i-ˈma-skyə-lət How to pronounce emasculate (audio)

adjective

emasculation

i-ˌma-skyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce emasculate (audio)

noun

emasculator

i-ˈma-skyə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce emasculate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

He plays the role of a meek husband who has been emasculated by his domineering wife. Critics charged that this change would emasculate the law.

Recent Examples on the Web She was portrayed as an unnatural woman, bloodthirsty, out to emasculate all the men around her.

Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 As played by Jackson, Kanan is malice personified, a gleeful killer with a hair-trigger temper and a tendency to humiliate and emasculate his foes.

Joshua Alston, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022 The idea that Aladdin is self-conscious about being small is not a strong enough game to carry a sketch, and bringing on Cowboys running back Zeke Elliott to emasculate Aladdin throws this immediately off the rails.

Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2021 When Peter sends an apparently sincere email begging him to visit and hear his apology, though, C.W. finally decides to confront his past — or, at the very least, flaunt his success and emasculate the guy who got the girl.

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 June 2021 Asian men have generally been emasculated, demasculinized, and historically, black men have often been over-sexualized, the reverse.

Annie Howard, Billboard, 16 May 2019 Both women know that forceful men are all often described as strong and assertive, while forceful women are dismissed as angry, emasculating or hectoring.

Charlotte Alter, Time, 21 Nov. 2019 Here is a president who seems not to feel shame but who does seem to fear, more than anything else, appearing weak or emasculated.

Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019 The terms are in and of themselves wrong, but being judged on those terms, there’s a level of shame, of feeling emasculated.

Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2019 See More

emasculate

verb

as in to paralyze

to deprive of courage or confidence being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

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paralyze
intimidate
frighten
terrify
scare
demoralize
unman
unsettle
unnerve
debilitate
neuter
undo
weaken
unstring
enfeeble
terrorize
discourage
enervate
soften
waste
dispirit
dishearten
disturb
sap
daunt
unhinge
perturb
unbalance
upset
derange
prostrate
tire
faze
dismay
disquiet
discompose
psych (out)
craze
madden
weird out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nerve
strengthen
fortify
encourage
embolden
hearten

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of emasculate are enervate, unman, and unnerve. While all these words mean "to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action," emasculate stresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential.

an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards

While the synonyms enervate and emasculate are close in meaning, enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort.

a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure

Although the words unman and emasculate have much in common, unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit.

a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle

The meanings of unnerve and emasculate largely overlap; however, unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act.

unnerved by the near collision

单词	emasculate
释义	emasculate verb emas·cu·late i-ˈma-skyə-ˌlāt emasculated; emasculating transitive verb 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 emasculate i-ˈma-skyə-lət adjective emasculation i-ˌma-skyə-ˈlā-shən noun emasculator i-ˈma-skyə-ˌlā-tər noun Synonyms demoralize paralyze undo unman unnerve unstring See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He plays the role of a meek husband who has been emasculated by his domineering wife. Critics charged that this change would emasculate the law. Recent Examples on the Web She was portrayed as an unnatural woman, bloodthirsty, out to emasculate all the men around her. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 As played by Jackson, Kanan is malice personified, a gleeful killer with a hair-trigger temper and a tendency to humiliate and emasculate his foes. Joshua Alston, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022 The idea that Aladdin is self-conscious about being small is not a strong enough game to carry a sketch, and bringing on Cowboys running back Zeke Elliott to emasculate Aladdin throws this immediately off the rails. Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2021 When Peter sends an apparently sincere email begging him to visit and hear his apology, though, C.W. finally decides to confront his past — or, at the very least, flaunt his success and emasculate the guy who got the girl. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 June 2021 Asian men have generally been emasculated, demasculinized, and historically, black men have often been over-sexualized, the reverse. Annie Howard, Billboard, 16 May 2019 Both women know that forceful men are all often described as strong and assertive, while forceful women are dismissed as angry, emasculating or hectoring. Charlotte Alter, Time, 21 Nov. 2019 Here is a president who seems not to feel shame but who does seem to fear, more than anything else, appearing weak or emasculated. Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019 The terms are in and of themselves wrong, but being judged on those terms, there’s a level of shame, of feeling emasculated. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from e- + masculus male — more at male First Known Use 1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition emasculate transitive verb emas·cu·late i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt emasculated; emasculating : to deprive of virility or procreative power : castrate Legal Definition emasculate transitive verb emas·cu·late i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt emasculated; emasculating : to deprive (as a law or judicial opinion) of force or effectiveness emasculate verb as in to paralyze to deprive of courage or confidence being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance paralyze intimidate frighten terrify scare demoralize unman unsettle unnerve debilitate neuter undo weaken unstring enfeeble terrorize discourage enervate soften waste dispirit dishearten disturb sap daunt unhinge perturb unbalance upset derange prostrate tire faze dismay disquiet discompose psych (out) craze madden weird out Antonyms & Near Antonyms nerve strengthen fortify encourage embolden hearten Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of emasculate are enervate, unman, and unnerve. While all these words mean "to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action," emasculate stresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential. an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards While the synonyms enervate and emasculate are close in meaning, enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort. a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure Although the words unman and emasculate have much in common, unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit. a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle The meanings of unnerve and emasculate largely overlap; however, unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act. unnerved by the near collision
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emasculate

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