“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.”

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Present participle for 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.”

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Present participle for to divest or deprive of confidence or courage

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

putting someone off their stroke

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

knocking the stuffing out of

tormenting

catching off balance

setting someone back on their heels

stopping someone in their tracks

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the living daylights out of

putting someone off their stride

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

putting out of countenance

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

burning up

curdling the blood

making one's hair stand on end

making someone scratch their head

throwing into a tizzy

giving someone grief

making teeth chatter

throwing into a panic

causing to be at a stand

making one's blood run cold

boggling

throwing cold water on

ticking off

taking your breath away

pouring cold water on

taking the wind out of your sails

causing someone to lose their composure

scaring the pants off

giving someone goose pimples

pressurising^UK

chilling to the bone

scaring someone out of their wits

egging on

putting the fear of God into

insulting

agonizing^US

oppressing

giving someone the blues

throwing into a blue funk

making someone jump out of their skin

agonising^UK

making someone's hair stand on end

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

driving mad

antagonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

throwing into a fright

giving a hard time

knocking over

blowing your mind

knocking over with feather

scaring the daylights out of

galvanizing^US

making self-conscious

galvanising^UK

messing with one's head

embittering

nauseating

scandalizing^US

blinding someone with something

scaring the pants off of

making someone jump out of his skin

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

rubbing the wrong way

causing offense

rocking the boat

giving someone the hump

throwing into disarray

hindering

making discontented

dampening the spirits of

devitalizing

making someone shake in their shoes

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

making fearful

scaring the hell out of

giving someone a fright

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

balking^US

baulking^UK

causing to lose heart

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

making someone fed up

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

foxing

eating

riding roughshod over

pushing about

using strong-arm tactics on

upsetting the applecart

driving round the bend

rubbing up the wrong way

driving you up the wall

getting on your nerves

teeing off

getting on one's nerves

getting under your skin

driving up the wall

driving to distraction

setting someone thinking

throwing into tizzy

chilling to the marrow

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

filling with consternation

messing up

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“He tried to emasculate his opponent with harsh words during the debate, aiming to strip him of confidence and courage.”

Verb

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Present participle for to remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

Verb

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Present participle for to diminish in strength or potency

Verb

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Present participle for to impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

Verb

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Present participle for to make, or to describe as, female or feminine

femalizing

feminising^UK

feminizing^US

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