emasculate

• Décrit l'action de priver quelqu'un ou quelque chose de sa force, de son autorité ou de sa masculinité, le rendant plus faible ou moins viril.

Describes the act of making someone or something feel less powerful or less masculine.

1. Deprived of strength or effectivenessC2formal

   Made weaker or less effective; stripped of power or vitality.

   affaibli

   • The emasculate version of the law failed to address the core issues.
   • His emasculate argument lacked any real conviction.
   • The committee's emasculate response disappointed the activists.

   Synonymesdebilitateddrainedenervatedimpotentpowerlessweakened

   Antonymesempowerfortifystrengthen

• Verbe signifiant priver une personne, un groupe ou une chose de sa force, de son pouvoir ou de son efficacité ; affaiblir ou saper.

A verb meaning to deprive a person, group, or thing of strength, power, or effectiveness; to weaken or undermine.

1. Deprive of strength or effectivenessC2formal

   To make someone or something weaker or less effective.

   Affaiblir, priver de force ou d'efficacité

   • The new regulations emasculated the power of the committee.
   • Constant criticism can emasculate a person's confidence.
   • The budget cuts emasculated the research program.

   Synonymescrippledebilitatedisableenervateenfeebleimpairsapundermineweaken

   Antonymesempowerfortifyinvigoratestrengthen

2. Deprive of male characteristicsC2formal

   To remove the male qualities or attributes from someone or something.

   Priver de caractéristiques masculines

   • The ancient practice was used to emasculate captured enemies.
   • Some cultures historically used rituals to emasculate slaves.
   • The surgery was performed to emasculate the animal.

   Synonymescastrateeffeminizeunman

   Antonymesmasculinize