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Pronunciation : E*mas"cu*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See Male masculine.]
Definition : 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.

2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. Luxury had not emasculated their minds. V. Knox.

t. [imp. & p. p. Emasculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emasculating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : E*mas"cu*late
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. "Emasculate slave." Hammond.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913