emasculative
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emasculative — adj. weakening, depriving of virility, tending to emasculate … English contemporary dictionary
emasculative — … Useful english dictionary
e|mas|cu|la|to|ry — «ih MAS kyuh luh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. = emasculative. (Cf. ↑emasculative) … Useful english dictionary
emasculate — emasculation, n. emasculative, adj. emasculator, n. emasculatory /i mas kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. v. /i mas kyeuh layt /; adj. /i mas kyeuh lit, layt /, v., emasculated, emasculating, adj. v.t. 1 … Universalium
emasculate — verb (t) /əˈmæskjəleɪt / (say uh maskyuhlayt), /i / (say ee ) (emasculated, emasculating) 1. to castrate. 2. to deprive of strength or vigour; weaken; render effeminate. –adjective /əˈmæskjələt / (say uh maskyuhluht), /i / (say ee ), / leɪt/ (say …
emasculate — v.t. or a. castrate; weaken; deprive of vigour; render inoffensive., a. effeminate. ♦ emasculation, n. ♦ emasculative, ♦ emasculatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
emasculate — [ē mas′kyo͞o lāt΄, ē mās′kyəlāt΄; imas′kyo͞o lāt΄; ] for adj [., i mas′kyəlit] vt. emasculated, emasculating [< L emasculatus, pp. of emasculare < e , out + masculus, MASCULINE] 1. to deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by… … English World dictionary
