E*mas"cu*late (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Emasculated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Emasculating (?).] [L. emasculare;
e + masculus male, masculine. See Male
masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or
procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.
2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit;
to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly
softness.
Luxury had not emasculated their
minds.
V. Knox.E*mas"cu*late (?), a. Deprived of
virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. "Emasculate slave."
Hammond.