emasculate
verb
emas·cu·late
i-ˈma-skyə-ˌlāt 
emasculated; emasculating
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
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.
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Only Adam is so emasculated by the stick, and Peter unwilling to do anything on the day’s shoot other than nod — as previously agreed — that the scene goes unshot.
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Jack King, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Alternately, this man is taking good care of the home and family for his suffragist wife, but he’s thus emasculated.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Williams also alluded to Choyce possibly feeling emasculated in the long run.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
In his world, homosexual signifies something at once depraved and emasculated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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Jack King, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Alternately, this man is taking good care of the home and family for his suffragist wife, but he’s thus emasculated.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Williams also alluded to Choyce possibly feeling emasculated in the long run.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
In his world, homosexual signifies something at once depraved and emasculated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for emasculate
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“Emasculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emasculate. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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emasculate
transitive verb
emas·cu·late
i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt
emasculated; emasculating
: to deprive of virility or procreative power : castrate
Legal Definition
emasculate
transitive verb
emas·cu·late
i-ˈmas-kyə-ˌlāt
emasculated; emasculating
: to deprive (as a law or judicial opinion) of force or effectiveness
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