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e·mas·cu·late

emasculate

pronunciation:
ih maesk y leIt
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: emasculated, emasculates, emasculating
definition 1: to castrate.
definition 2: to take away the strength or energy of; weaken.
derivations: emasculative (adj.), emasculatory (adj.), emasculation (n.), emasculator (n.)