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emasculate
[ verb ih-mas-kyuh-leyt; adjective ih-mas-kyuh-lit, -leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of strength; weaken:
The law was emasculated by its opponents, making it largely ineffective by the time it was passed.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to make (a man) feel less masculine:
Though some men might feel emasculated not making an income, I'm very happy as a stay-at-home father.
- to remove the testicles of; castrate.
adjective
- deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate.
emasculate
verb
- to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld
- to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc
- botany to remove the stamens from (a flower) to prevent self-pollination for the purposes of plant breeding
adjective
- castrated; gelded
- deprived of strength, effectiveness, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈܱپ, adjective
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ····پDz [ih-mas-ky, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ····پ adjective
- ····ٴǰ noun
- ····ٴ· [ih-, mas, -ky, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- self-····پDz noun
- ܲ····· adjective
- un·····پ adjective
- un·····ٴ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of emasculate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of emasculate1
Example Sentences
Soon other TheoBros jumped in, declaring "We need Christian men leading the fight against abortion," arguing that women's suffrage was a mistake, and accusing Hawkins of emasculating her husband by being "busy jet-setting."
Zuckerberg may now see those efforts to address work-life balance and inclusivity as emasculating and "woke," but it's not about gender.
It's toxic masculinity that tells men it's emasculating to embrace caretaking duties.
The idea is to create a permission structure for men to support Harris and not feel emasculated by doing so.
In other words, to stake their claim for American men, Republicans have tried emasculating their opponent.
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