emasculated
Meanings
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Adjective
Deprived of male genitalia or masculine qualities.
- "The bull was emasculated before being slaughtered."
- "His emasculated attitude towards women was unattractive."
Antonyms
empower , invigorate , masculate , strengthen
Synonyms
debilitate , demasculate , enervate , enfeeble , unman , unman
Variants
List of all variants of emasculated that leads to same resultemasculated , emasculate , emasculates , emasculating , emasculation , emasculations , emasculator , emasculators
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.From the Latin masculatus, past participle of masculare, 'to make masculine'.
Trivia
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Emasculation was a common practice in ancient civilizations, particularly in Egypt and Greece.
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Emasculation is still used in some agricultural practices to prevent unwanted breeding in livestock.
Related Concepts
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Castration: The surgical removal of the testicles or the ovaries and uterus in animals or humans.
Culture
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How to Memorize "emasculated"
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visualize
- Imagine a bull being castrated, losing its testicles and becoming weaker.
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associate
- Associate the word with the idea of losing masculinity or power.
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mnemonics
- Create a mnemonic like 'EMAS' for 'Emasculate' - 'E' for 'Emasculate', 'M' for 'Masculine', 'A' for 'Attributes', 'S' for 'Strength'.
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