Emasculate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of strength or vigor

remove the testicles of a male animal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈæskjʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈeɪdəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈeɪdəlz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈæskjʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

The Senate emasculated the law

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demasculinise sissified sissyish cissy demasculinize sissy castrate epicene effeminate

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of strength or vigor “The Senate emasculated the law”
verb	remove the testicles of a male animal
adjective	having unsuitable feminine qualities

Word Forms

emasculation	noun	loss of power and masculinity
castration	noun	neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
castrate	noun	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
effeminateness	noun	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
sissiness	noun	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entmannen

der Kraft oder Kraft berauben

🇫🇷French

émasculer

priver de force ou de vigueur

🇪🇸Spanish

castrar

privar de fuerza o vigor

🇮🇹Italian

evirare

privare di forza o vigore

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkrachten

beroven van kracht of kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

emascular

privar de força ou vigor

🇷🇺Russian

кастрировать

лишить сил или бодрости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभावहीन

शक्ति या शक्ति से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্য করা

শক্তি বা শক্তি থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மாசுபடுத்து

வலிமை அல்லது வீரியத்தை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మలబద్ధకం

బలం లేదా శక్తిని కోల్పోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्दोष करणे

शक्ती किंवा जोम पासून वंचित

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષ કરવું

શક્તિ અથવા ઉત્સાહથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸು

ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശോഷിക്കുക

ശക്തിയോ വീര്യമോ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਾਗ ਕਰਨਾ

ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਜੋਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عیب کرنا

طاقت یا طاقت سے محروم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

去势

失去力量或活力

🇯🇵Japanese

去勢する

力や活力を奪う

🇰🇷Korean

무력화하다

힘이나 활력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm suy nhược

tước đi sức mạnh hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วนท้วน

ปราศจากกำลังหรือกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengebiri

menghilangkan kekuatan atau semangat

🇵🇭Filipino

matuyo

mag-alis ng lakas o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

mengebiri

menghilangkan kekuatan atau semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصي

الحرمان من القوة أو النشاط

🇮🇷Persian

تنزل دادن

سلب قدرت یا نیرو

🇹🇷Turkish

iğdiş etmek

güç veya kuvvetten mahrum etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַרֵס

לשלול כוח או מרץ

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