emasculateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/us/ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/formal to reduce the effectiveness of something:
They were accused of trying to emasculate the report's recommendations.
formal to make a man feel less male by taking away his power and confidence:
A lot of men would feel emasculated if they stayed at home while their wives went out to work.
specialized biology to remove the male parts of something
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Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- deflate
- dial
- dim
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wilt
- wither on the vine idiom
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Discouraging and putting off
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emasculation
noun [ U ] uk/iˌmæs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/iˌmæs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/formal