Emasculate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæskjəˌleɪt/

Definitions of emasculate

verb to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit; weaken

Example Sentences

A1 The man felt emasculated when he couldn't open the jar.

A2 She emasculated her opponent with her powerful arguments.

B1 The company's decision to outsource jobs emasculated many employees.

B2 The new policy emasculated the authority of the board of directors.

C1 The dictator's regime emasculated the power of the opposition through violence and intimidation.

C2 The controversial law was seen as an attempt to emasculate the independence of the judiciary.

Examples of emasculate in a Sentence

formal The dictator's goal was to emasculate his political opponents by stripping them of their power and influence.

informal He felt emasculated when his girlfriend earned more money than him.

slang Don't let anyone emasculate you like that, stand up for yourself!

figurative The new policies seemed to emasculate the company's innovative spirit.

Grammatical Forms of emasculate

• past tense: emasculated
• plural: emasculates
• comparative: more emasculating
• superlative: most emasculating
• present tense: emasculates
• future tense: will emasculate
• perfect tense: has emasculated
• continuous tense: is emasculating
• singular: emasculate
• positive degree: emasculate
• infinitive: to emasculate
• gerund: emasculating
• participle: emasculating

Origin and Evolution of emasculate

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'emasculate' originated from the Latin word 'emasculatus', which is derived from the combination of 'e-' (meaning 'out') and 'masculus' (meaning 'male').

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a literal sense to refer to castration or the removal of male reproductive organs, the word 'emasculate' has evolved to also mean to weaken or deprive someone or something of its strength or vigor, often in a metaphorical sense.