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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -emasculat-, *emasculat*
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WordNet (3.0)
emasculate(v) deprive of strength or vigor, Syn. castrate, Example: The Senate emasculated the law
emasculate(v) remove the testicles of a male animal, Syn. demasculinise, castrate, demasculinize
emasculation(n) loss of power and masculinity

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Emasculate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Emasculated p. pr. & vb. n. Emasculating ] [ L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See Male masculine. ] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Luxury had not emasculated their minds. V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

emasculate

a. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. “Emasculate slave.” Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

emasculated

adj. 1. having the testicles removed; -- of a male animal.
Syn. -- cut, gelded, sexless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. deprived of virility, vigor, or manly character. [ PJC ]

emasculation

n. 1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; unmanly weakness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Emasculator

n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, emasculates. [ 1913 Webster ]

Emasculatory

a. Serving or tending to emasculate. [ 1913 Webster ]

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