Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb emasculate
1 of 2 senses of emasculate
Sense 2
emasculate, castrate, demasculinize
=> caponize
=> geld
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb emasculate
1 of 2 senses of emasculate
Sense 2
emasculate, castrate, demasculinize
=> caponize
=> geld
Entailment of verb emasculate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb emasculate
2 senses of emasculate
Sense 1
emasculate
=> weaken
Sense 2
emasculate, castrate, demasculinize
=> sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix
Familiarity of verb emasculate
emasculate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb emasculate
Sense 1
emasculate
=> weaken
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Sense 2
emasculate, castrate, demasculinize
=> sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix
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Overview of verb emasculate
The verb emasculate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) emasculate -- (deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law")
2. emasculate, castrate, demasculinize -- (remove the testicles of a male animal)
Overview of adj emasculate
The adj emasculate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy -- (having unsuitable feminine qualities)
Antonyms of adj emasculate
1 sense of emasculate
Sense 1
effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy
INDIRECT (VIA unmanly) -> manly, manful, manlike
Similarity of adj emasculate
1 sense of emasculate
Sense 1
effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy
=> unmanly (vs. manly), unmanful, unmanlike
Attributes of adj emasculate
Familiarity of adj emasculate
emasculate used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj emasculate
emasculate
emasculated
Overview of verb emasculate
The verb emasculate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) emasculate -- (deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law")
2. emasculate, castrate, demasculinize -- (remove the testicles of a male animal)
Overview of adj emasculate
The adj emasculate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy -- (having unsuitable feminine qualities)
emasculate definition
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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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