emasculate
Example Sentences
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He thought that the assertive Congress of the 1970s had gone too far and had emasculated the presidency, making it nearly impossible for the president to get things done.
From Salon
That dynamic was taboo for generations of Americans who feared it might emasculate men and ruin couples’ romantic lives.
Adrift and emasculated, Stan is less a patriarch than the defeated captain of a sinking ship, drowning in his futility.
From Los Angeles Times
The idea is to create a permission structure for men to support Harris and not feel emasculated by doing so.
From Salon
“He emasculated any public agency that might put a brake on his power,” Hunt said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
