emasculate

🇬🇧 UK/i'mæskjuleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To castrate a male; to weaken or deprive of strength, force, or effectiveness.

阉割;使软弱无力,削弱

adj.

Deprived of strength or masculine vigor; weakened.

被阉割的;软弱无力的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
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masculroot
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ateto make, having
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The defeat seemed to emasculate his confidence completely.

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