Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for emasculate. Search instead for masculate.
Definitions

emasculate

[ih-mas-kyuh-leyt, ih-mas-kyuh-lit, -leyt] / ɪˈmæs kyəˌleɪt, ɪˈmæs kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That dynamic was taboo for generations of Americans who feared it might emasculate men and ruin couples’ romantic lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

"You emasculate little boys and who's going to don the next police uniform?" the man had asked.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023

The British attempted to correct the problem by using another lubricant, but Indian troops remained suspicious and some began to believe the British were intentionally using lubricants made of offensive materials to emasculate the sepoys.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Or they came from players, who used the barbs as a way to emasculate or demean the opponents across from them.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2018

"That is what money does," Vyse had said, and the reflection was inevitable that it did very little after all to benefit character, and not a little to emasculate or degrade it.

From Masterman and Son by Dawson, W. J. (William James)




Vocabulary lists containing emasculate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "emasculate" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com