1. (

• emasculate ,
• castrate ,

) deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" ;

2. (

• emasculate ,
• castrate ,
• demasculinize ,
• demasculinise

) remove the testicles of a male animal ;

1. (

• cut ,
• emasculated ,
• gelded

) (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" ;