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Rareemasculate
The correct spelling is emasculate.
How to pronounce emasculate
/ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt/
verbIPA: /ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt/
Say it like: Ema-scu-lat-e
The correct spelling is emasculate. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
- 2.To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
- 3.Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.
adjective
- 1.Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.
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