1
[ verb ] deprive of strength or vigor

Synonyms

castrate

Examples

"The Senate emasculated the law"

Used in print

(William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)

The courts , by interpretation , emasculated the act .

Related terms

weaken emasculation

2
[ adjective ] having unsuitable feminine qualities

Synonyms

epicene cissy sissified sissyish sissy effeminate

Related terms

unmanly

3
[ verb ] remove the testicles of a male animal

Synonyms

demasculinize demasculinise castrate

Related terms

sterilize caponize geld castration

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Rhymes with

ejaculate angulate modulate calculate recalculate miscalculate inoculate speculate circulate articulate capitulate anklet capitulate escalate coagulate collet modulate strangulate vacillate tabulate encapsulate oscillate isolate palate mallet mutilate lit late regulate percolate postulate booklet assimilate adulate collate formulate copulate depopulate reformulate populate violet flagellate congratulate hamlet desolate tesselate slit slate extrapolate distillate stipulate stimulate manipulate accumulate simulate lanceolate elate violet deregulate emulate electroplate undulate correlate boilerplate breastplate sextuplet insulate ultraviolet starlit overpopulate bartlett annihilate inviolate split recapitulate interpolate willet titillate oblate billet piglet crenelate ventilate prelate demodulate contemplate violate ventilate sunlit prelate moonlit legislate flit plate conflate nameplate appellate templet dilate relate inflate interrelate oblate reflate deflate translate template silverplate translate

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 M AE1 S K Y UW0 L IH0 T
AH0 M AE1 S K Y UW0 L EY2 T

Similar Spelling

emasculated emasculation

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