emasculate
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- (UK) IPA (key): /ɪˈmask.jʊlˌeɪt/ or /ɪˈmask.jəl.leɪt/
- (US) enPR: ĭ.măsʹkyə.lāt', IPA (key): /əˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ or /iˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/
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- Adjective
- (UK) IPA (key): /ɪˈmask.jʊl.lət/ or /ɪˈmask.jəl.lət/
- (US) enPR: ĭ.măsʹkyə.lət, IPA (key): /əˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ or /iˈmæs.kjə.lət/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: emas‧cu‧late
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- (transitive) If you emasculate a man, you deprive him of his role or identity.
- (transitive) (old, no longer used) If you emasculate a man, you deprive castrate him.
- (transitive) If you emasculate a person, you make them weaker or less effective.