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emasculate

/iˈmæskjuleɪt/verb

उच्चारण इमैस्क्युलेट

शक्तिहीन करना, कमज़ोर कर देना, निष्प्रभावी बनाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T, often passive] ~ sb/sth formal

    to make somebody or something weaker or less effective

    शक्तिहीन करना, कमज़ोर कर देना, निष्प्रभावी बनाना

    • The new rules have emasculated the anti-corruption agency.
    • The bill was emasculated by amendments in the committee.

    Synonyms weaken enfeeble cripple undermine debilitate

    Opposite strengthen empower fortify

  2. 2

    [T, often passive] ~ sb

    to make a man feel that he has lost his male role or power

    पौरुषहीन महसूस कराना, मर्दानगी छीन लेना

    • He felt emasculated when he lost his job.
  3. 3

    [T] ~ sb/sth technical

    to remove the testicles of a man or male animal

    बधिया करना, नपुंसक बनाना

    • In the past, bulls were emasculated to make them easier to handle.

    Synonyms castrate geld

◇Word family
emasculation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

weaken enfeeble cripple undermine debilitate castrate geld

Antonyms

strengthen empower fortify

§Grammar and usage

Usage: in newspapers and exam passages, emasculate is most often used figuratively about laws, institutions or powers being weakened.

Usage में अख़बारों और exam passages में emasculate का प्रयोग अधिकतर लाक्षणिक रूप से होता है, जब कानूनों, संस्थाओं या शक्तियों को कमज़ोर किया जाता है।