Some philosophers and divines have evirated themselves, and put out their eyes voluntarily, the better to contemplate.
The pope offered a hundred marks in Latin to who should eviscerate or evirate him (poisons very potent, whereat the Italians are handy), so apostolic and desperate a doctor is Dr. Glaston, — so acute in his quiddities, and so resolute in his bearing!
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Evirate — E vi*rate, v. t. [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to castrate; e out + vir man.] To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evirate — ev·i·rate … English syllables
evirate — ˈevəˌrāt, ēˈvīˌ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin eviratus, past participle of evirare, from e + vir man more at virile archaic : castrate, emasculate … Useful english dictionary
evirato — pl.m. evirati sing.f. evirata pl.f. evirate … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
