Demasculinize vs. Emasculate

Demasculinize vs. Emasculate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Demasculinize and Emasculate

Demasculinizeverb

To remove the testicles from

Emasculateadjective

Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.

Demasculinizeverb

To remove the masculine qualities of.

Emasculateverb

(transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.

Demasculinizeverb

remove the testicles of a male animal

Emasculateverb

(transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

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Emasculateverb

Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.

Emasculateverb

deprive of strength or vigor;

The Senate emasculated the law

Emasculateverb

remove the testicles of a male animal

Emasculateadjective

having unsuitable feminine qualities