emasculate

• Descreve a ação de fazer alguém ou algo se sentir menos forte ou menos masculino; também pode significar privar algo de sua força ou vigor.

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.

   Enfraquecido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdebilitateddrainedenervatedimpotentpowerlessweakened

   Antônimosempowerfortifystrengthen

• Verbo que significa tirar de uma pessoa, grupo ou coisa a força, o poder ou a eficácia; enfraquecer ou minar. Também pode se referir literalmente à castração de um macho.

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.

   Enfraquecer

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

   Sinônimoscrippledebilitatedisableenervateenfeebleimpairsapundermineweaken

   Antônimosempowerfortifyinvigoratestrengthen

2. Deprive of male characteristicsC2formal

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

   Retirar as características masculinas

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscastrateeffeminizeunman

   Antônimosmasculinize