emasculate[verb]Synonyms: unnerve, castrate, enervate, unman, unstring
[adjective]Synonyms: weak, boneless, forceless, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual, slack-spined, spineless, wan
Contrasted words: energize, vitalize
Related Words: debilitate,
devitalize [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧mas‧cu‧late /ɪˈmæskjəleɪt, ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from masculus 'male']
1. to make a man feel weaker and less male:
Some men feel emasculated if they work for a woman.2. to make someone or something weaker or less effective:
The bill has been emasculated by Congress.3. medical to remove all or part of a male’s sex organs
Synonym : castrate—emasculation /ɪˌmæskjəˈleɪʃ
ən, ɪˌmæskjʊˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲