Emasculate

Pronunciation

• enPR: Ä­.măsʹkyÉ™.lāt', IPA: /ɪˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/

Origin

From Latin emasculō, from e- ("away, out of") + masculus ("male") + -ō (verbal suffix).

Full definition of emasculate

Adjective

1. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak.

Verb

1. (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate; to geld.
2. (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
• V. KnoxLuxury had not emasculated their minds.