emasculate – 1. deprive (a man) of his male role or identity 2. make (someone or something) weaker or less effective
(Pronounced uh-ma-skyuh-layt)
To remember the definition of the word emasculate, use the following mnemonic:
A very masculine man was late (emasculate) for the gym and was locked out. This made him feel weaker and deprived him of his male identity.
Examples of emasculate in a sentence (1. deprive (a man) of his male role or identity)
He was constantly accusing people of trying to emasculate him.
Losing his job made him feel emasculated.
He thought wearing a dress would emasculate him more than it actually did.
Examples of emasculate in a sentence (2. make (someone or something) weaker or less effective)
They emasculated the opposition by tampering with their equipment.
The CEO was attempting to emasculate the unions so they'd be forced to end their strikes.
The injury would emasculate her for the rest of her life without the proper treatment.
