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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•mas•cu•late /ɪˈmæskyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - 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 © 2024e•mas•cu•late (v. i mas′kyə lāt′;adj. i mas′kyə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj. v.t. - to castrate.
- to deprive of strength or vigor;
weaken.
adj. - 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
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.
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