Main Entry: emas·cu·late

Pronunciation: \i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): emas·cu·lat·ed; emas·cu·lat·ing

Etymology: Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from e- + masculus male — more at male

Date: 1607

1 : to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
2 : to deprive of virility or procreative power : castrate
3 : to remove the androecium of (a flower) in the process of artificial cross-pollination

synonyms see unnerve

— emas·cu·late \-lət\ adjective

— emas·cu·la·tion \-ˌmas-kyə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— emas·cu·la·tor \-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlā-tər\ noun