- emasculation
- noun see emasculate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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émasculation — [ emaskylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1755; du rad. de émasculer ♦ Castration, chez l individu mâle. « Des objets difficiles à nommer, mais qui prouvent qu autrefois l émasculation était pratiquée sur les vaincus » (M. Du Camp). ♢ Fig. et littér.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Emasculation — is the removal of the genitalia (castration) of a male, notably the penis and/or the testicles. By extension, the word has also come to mean to render a male less of a man, or to make a male feel less of a man by humiliation. This metaphorical… … Wikipedia
emasculation — e*mas cu*la tion, n. 1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; unmanly weakness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emasculation — I noun castration, debilitation, debility, decrepitude, depleted, enervation, expurgation, fault, helplessness, infirmity, impotence, languor, unmanning, weakness II index fault (weakness), languor Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
emasculation — 1620s, agent noun from EMASCULATE (Cf. emasculate) … Etymology dictionary
emasculation — emasculate ► VERB 1) make weaker or less effective. 2) deprive (a man) of his male role or identity. DERIVATIVES emasculation noun. ORIGIN Latin emasculare castrate … English terms dictionary
emasculation of flowers — žiedų kastravimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Nesubrendusių dulkinių pašalinimas iš dvilyčių žiedų prieš apdulkinimą. atitikmenys: angl. emasculation of flowers rus. кастрация цветков … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
Émasculation — Castration Voir « castration » sur le Wiktionnaire … Wikipédia en Français
emasculation — See emasculate. * * * … Universalium
emasculation — noun a) The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration. b) The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; unmanly weakness … Wiktionary
