emasculate

Pronunciation

Verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈmask.jʊlˌeɪt/ or /ɪˈmask.jəl.leɪt/
• (US) enPR: ĭ.măsʹkyə.lāt', IPA ^(key): /əˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ or /iˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/

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Adjective

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈmask.jʊl.lət/ or /ɪˈmask.jəl.lət/
• (US) enPR: ĭ.măsʹkyə.lət, IPA ^(key): /əˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ or /iˈmæs.kjə.lət/

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• Hyphenation: emas‧cu‧late

Adjective

Positive emasculate

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. An emasculate man is a person who is deprived of his identity.

Verb

Plain form emasculate

Third-person singular emasculates

Past tense emasculated

Past participle emasculated

Present participle emasculating

1. (transitive) If you emasculate a man, you deprive him of his role or identity.
2. (transitive) (old, no longer used) If you emasculate a man, you deprive castrate him.
3. (transitive) If you emasculate a person, you make them weaker or less effective.