1. to deprive of strength, vigor, or effectiveness; to weaken
2. to castrate; to remove the male reproductive organs
Usage: medical; veterinary

1. deprived of masculine vigor or strength; weakened

Examples

• The new regulations will emasculate the committee’s authority.
• Budget cuts have emasculated the program’s effectiveness.
• The veterinarian will emasculate the young bull next week.
• His confidence was emasculated by years of criticism.
• The treaty left the nation’s military emasculated.
• The scandal emasculated his political career.
• The company’s emasculated response disappointed investors.