Emasculates

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emasculate.
  • Word Usage
    "Beside the abusive spouse and the dancer who suffers a date rape, there's the powerful female executive (Janet Jackson) whose position apparently so emasculates her stockbroker husband that he's cruising other guys in Harlem alleys."
    Equivalent
    unmanly    unmanlike    unmanful   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    weaken   
    Cross Reference
    castrate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weaken    unmanned    weak