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emasculation
e·mas·cu·late E0100500 (ĭ-măs′kyə-lāt′)tr.v. e·mas·cu·lat·ed, e·mas·cu·lat·ing, e·mas·cu·lates 1. To castrate.2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.adj. (-lĭt) Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor.
[Latin ēmasculāre, ēmasculāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + masculus, male, diminutive of mās, male, man.]
e·mas′cu·la′tion n.e·mas′cu·la′tive, e·mas′cu·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.e·mas′cu·la′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | emasculation - loss of power and masculinityeffeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness, softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" | | 2. | emasculation - neutering a male animal by removing the testiclescastrationaltering, neutering, fixing - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" |
Translationsευνουχισμόςémasculationcastrazioneevirazioneemasculation
emasculation [e-mas″ku-la´shun] bilateral orchiectomy.e·mas·cu·la·tion (ē-mas'kyū-lā'shŭn), Do not confuse this word with emaculation.Castration of the male by removal of the testes or penis. Synonym(s): eviration (1) [L. emasculo, pp. -atus, to castrate, fr. e- priv. + masculus, masculine] e·mas·cu·la·tion (ē-mas'kyū-lā'shŭn) Castration of the male by removal of the testes and/or penis. [L. emasculo, pp. -atus, to castrate, fr. e- priv. + masculus, masculine]emasculation - (in plants) the removal of stamens from hermaphrodite flowers before pollen is liberated, thus enabling artificial CROSS-POLLINATION.
- (in animals) (also called
emasculation
Synonyms for emasculationnoun loss of power and masculinityRelated Words- effeminacy
- effeminateness
- sissiness
- unmanliness
- womanishness
- softness
noun neutering a male animal by removing the testiclesSynonymsRelated Words |