emasculate

tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -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.]

emasculation e·mas'cu·la'tion n.
emasculative e·mas'cu·la'tive or e·mas'cu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
emasculator e·mas'cu·la'tor n.

The late Richard Pryor was known for the groundbreaking raunchiness of his comedy routines:

"NBC's censors objected to a skit in which Pryor appeared naked save for a flesh-coloured loincloth to suggest he was emasculated."

Link: Comedian Pryor dies aged 65

Posted December 12, 2005.

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v

Definition: weaken, deprive of force
Antonyms: aid, assist, help

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Instrument for simultaneous crushing and cutting of exposed spermatic cord in open castration. Cutting the cord is simple, crushing the vessels so that hemorrhage is avoided in a mature stallion is much more difficult. Crushing is effected by having one or a series of opposing ridged surfaces on the horse side of the cutting edge. Complexity of crushing apparatus varies from a single crushing face, e.g. the Frank emasculator, to a multiple with ratchet handle so that the apparatus can be left in place for a short time, e.g. the reimer emasculator.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svække, gøre kraftløs, kastrere
adj. - svækket, afkræftet, kastreret, feminin

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzwakken, castreren, ontmannen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) émasculer
adj. - (lit, fig) émasculé

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmannen, schwächen
adj. - entmannt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευνουχίζω, (μτφ.) αποδυναμώνω

Italiano (Italian)
evirare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - castrar, enfraquecer

Русский (Russian)
ослаблять, обеднять, кастрировать, выхолащивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - castrar, emascular, mutilar, afeminar
adj. - afeminado, castrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kastrera, försvaga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阉割, 删削, 使柔弱, 去势的, 柔弱的, 无男子气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 閹割, 刪削, 使柔弱
adj. - 去勢的, 柔弱的, 無男子氣的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 거세하다, 무기력하게 하다, 중요한 대목을 빼다
adj. - 거세된, 무기력한 , 중요한 대목이 삭제된

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 去勢する, 無気力にする
adj. - 去勢された, 無気力な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخصى, يضعف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סירס, התיש, החליש‬
adj. - ‮תשוש, נטול-כוח, מסורס, נשי בהופעתו‬

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