Definition of emasculate
emasculated
;emasculating
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Examples of emasculate in a Sentence
He plays the role of a meek husband who has been emasculated by his domineering wife.
Critics charged that this change would emasculate the law.
Recent Examples of emasculate from the Web
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With Charley taking the lead in the family business—and somewhat emasculating Ralph in the process—and dealing with her crumbling marriage, people tend to have a love-hate relationship with Dawn-Lyen Gardner’s character.
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Grace Hemingway is often seen as domineering and emasculating; Ernest claimed to hate her for her sanctimonious condemnation of his early fiction, and blamed her for his father’s suicide.
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Many believe Ennahda has become a kind of self-emasculating giant, underplaying a strong political hand to enable counterrevolutionary resurgence.
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Morning Joe for a second day talked ethics, or at least House Republicans’ about-face on emasculating a key committee (a fine account is here in The Washington Post).
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Morning Joe for a second day talked ethics, or at least House Republicans’ about-face on emasculating a key committee (a fine account is here in The Washington Post).
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That, in turn, emasculates reporters like Andersen who fancy themselves – and are as nervous as – the wizards behind the curtain.
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Origin and Etymology of emasculate
Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from e- + masculus male — more at male
Synonym Discussion of emasculate
EMASCULATE Defined for English Language Learners
emasculate
playDefinition of emasculate for English Language Learners
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: to make (a man) feel less masculine : to deprive (a man) of his male strength, role, etc.
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: to make (something) weaker or less effective
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emasculate
playLegal Definition of emasculate
emasculated
emasculating
: to deprive (as a law or judicial opinion) of force or effectiveness
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