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单词 emasculate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•mas•cu•late /ɪˈmæskyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken:The court emasculated the laws against speeding by fining offenders only five dollars.
e•mas•cu•la•tion /ɛˌmæskyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•mas•cu•late  (v. i maskyə lāt′;adj. i maskyə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to castrate.
  2. to deprive of strength or vigor;
    weaken.

adj. 
  1. deprived of or lacking strength or vigor;
    effeminate.
  • Latin ēmasculātus (past participle of ēmasculāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + māscul(us) male + -ātus -ate1
  • 1600–10
e•mas′cu•lation, n. 
e•mascu•la′tive, adj. 
e•mascu•la′tor, n. 
e•mas•cu•la•to•ry  (i maskyə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emasculate vb /ɪˈmæskjʊˌleɪt/(transitive)
  1. to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld
  2. to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc
  3. to remove the stamens from (a flower) to prevent self-pollination for the purposes of plant breeding
adj /ɪˈmæskjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt/
  1. castrated; gelded
  2. deprived of strength, effectiveness, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmasculāre, from masculus male; see masculine

eˌmascuˈlation n eˈmasculative, eˈmasculatory adj eˈmascuˌlator n
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