emasculate

/ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt//iˈmæskjəˌleɪt/

verb

  1. 1

    To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.

  2. 2

    To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

  3. 3

    Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.

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