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To weaken or deprive of strength or force
“There almost seems to be a resigned, a tacit acceptance, to try just to give Sharon a chance and see whether he can actually emasculate the militants in his policy.”
To deprive of virile or procreative power
“The cruel king sought to emasculate his prisoners, removing any chance of them fathering children and continuing their bloodline.”
To divest or deprive of confidence or courage
“He tried to emasculate his opponent with harsh words during the debate, aiming to strip him of confidence and courage.”
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
To diminish in strength or potency
To impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
To make, or to describe as, female or feminine
Exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered unmasculine
Altered state caused by removing reproductive organs
Cowardly and weak in character
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