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1 emascular
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2 quitar los ovarios
• emasculate• geld• spay• unman -
3 emascular
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4 castrar
v.1 to castrate (animal, persona).2 to sap, to impair.3 to prune.4 to undermine, to debilitate, to devitalize.5 to spay.* * *1 (capar) to castrate2 (podar) to prune3 (las colmenas) to uncap4 figurado (debilitar) to mutilate* * *VT1) (Zool) [+ toro] to castrate; [+ caballo] to geld; [+ gato] to doctor2) (Bot) to prune, cut back3) (=debilitar) to impair, weaken* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex. There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex. Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *castrar [A1 ]vt‹caballo› to geld; ‹toro/hombre› to castrate; ‹gato› to neuter, doctor ( euph); ‹gata› to spay, doctor ( euph)* * *
castrar ( conjugate castrar) verbo transitivo ‹ caballo› to geld;
‹toro/hombre› to castrate;
‹ gato› to neuter
castrar verbo transitivo to castrate
' castrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capar
English:
castrate
- emasculate
- neuter
* * *castrar vt1. [persona] to castrate;[animal] to castrate, to geld; [gato] to neuter2. [debilitar] to sap, to impair3. [anular] to weaken, to impair* * *v/t castrate; figemasculate* * *castrar vt1) : to castrate, to spay, to neuter, to geld2) debilitar: to weaken, to debilitate -
5 castrar
• castrate• emasculate• geld• sterilize
См. также в других словарях:
emasculate — e*mas cu*late, a. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. Emasculate slave. Hammond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emasculate — emas·cu·late /i mas kyə ˌlāt/ vt lat·ed, lat·ing: to deprive (as a law or judicial opinion) of force or effectiveness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. emasculate … Law dictionary
Emasculate — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emasculate — (v.) c.1600, from L. emasculatus, pp. of emasculare castrate, from ex out, away (see EX (Cf. ex )) + masculus male, manly (see MASCULINE (Cf. masculine)). Originally and usually in a figurative sense. Related: Emasculated; emasculating … Etymology dictionary
emasculate — 1 *sterilize, castrate, spay, alter, mutilate, geld, caponize 2 enervate, unman, *unnerve Analogous words: *weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, sap, undermine Contrasted words: energize, *vitalize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
emasculate — [v] weaken, deprive of force alter, debilitate, devitalize, enervate, fix*, impoverish, vitiate; concepts 240,250 Ant. aid, assist, help … New thesaurus
emasculate — ► VERB 1) make weaker or less effective. 2) deprive (a man) of his male role or identity. DERIVATIVES emasculation noun. ORIGIN Latin emasculare castrate … English terms dictionary
emasculate — [ē mas′kyo͞o lāt΄, ē mās′kyəlāt΄; imas′kyo͞o lāt΄; ] for adj [., i mas′kyəlit] vt. emasculated, emasculating [< L emasculatus, pp. of emasculare < e , out + masculus, MASCULINE] 1. to deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by… … English World dictionary
emasculate — UK [ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt] / US [ɪˈmæskjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms emasculate : present tense I/you/we/they emasculate he/she/it emasculates present participle emasculating past tense emasculated past participle emasculated formal 1) to reduce… … English dictionary
emasculate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare, from e + masculus male more at male Date: 1607 1. to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit ; weaken 2. to deprive of virility or procreative power ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
emasculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. unman, castrate, geld, alter, effeminize; devitalize, debilitate; dispirit, demoralize. See weakness, impotence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To sterilize] Syn. geld, unman, mutilate; see castrate . 2.… … English dictionary for students