emasculate

English Thesaurus

1. remove the testicles of a male animal (verb.body)

hypernym	:	desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex,
definition	:	make infertile (verb.body)

hyponym	:	caponise, caponize,
definition	:	convert a cock into a capon (verb.body)

hyponym	:	cut, geld,
definition	:	cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) (verb.body)

2. deprive of strength or vigor (verb.change)

hypernym	:	weaken,
definition	:	lessen the strength of (verb.change)

3. having unsuitable feminine qualities (adj.all)

similar	:	unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly,
definition	:	not possessing qualities befitting a man (adj.all)

4. remove the testicles of a male animal (verb.body)

derivation	:	castration, emasculation,
definition	:	neutering a male animal by removing the testicles (noun.act)

derivation	:	castrate, eunuch,
definition	:	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction (noun.person)

5. deprive of strength or vigor (verb.change)

derivation	:	emasculation,
definition	:	loss of power and masculinity (noun.attribute)

6. having unsuitable feminine qualities (adj.all)

derivation	:	effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness,
definition	:	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) (noun.attribute)

7. remove the testicles of a male animal (verb.body)

derivation	:	castration, emasculation,
definition	:	neutering a male animal by removing the testicles (noun.act)

derivation	:	castrate, eunuch,
definition	:	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction (noun.person)

8. deprive of strength or vigor (verb.change)

derivation	:	emasculation,
definition	:	loss of power and masculinity (noun.attribute)

9. having unsuitable feminine qualities (adj.all)

derivation	:	effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness,
definition	:	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) (noun.attribute)