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1 emasculate
{i'mæskjuleit}
I. 1. скопявам, кастрирам
2. прен. осакатявам, обеднявам, окастрям
II. 1. скопен, кастриран
2. безсилен, обезсилен
3. женствен* * *{i'maskjuleit} v 1. скопявам, кастрирам; 2. прен. осакатяв(2) {i'maskjulit} a 1. скопен, кастриран; 2. безсилен, обе* * *скопявам; скопен; кастрирам; кастриран;* * *1. i. скопявам, кастрирам 2. ii. скопен, кастриран 3. безсилен, обезсилен 4. женствен 5. прен. осакатявам, обеднявам, окастрям* * *emasculate[i´mæskju¸leit] I.v 1. кастрирам, скопявам; 2. прен. ослабям, осакатявам; the film was \emasculated by censorship цензурата окастри (осакати) филма; II.[i´mæskjulit] adj скопен, кастриран, безсилен, немощен, обезсилен; женствен. -
2 emasculated
emasculated[i´mæskju¸leitid] = emasculate II.
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