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31castrate — v 1. asexualize, emasculate, ovariecto mize, oophorectomize; alter, (of horses) geld, Inf. fix, Inf. cut, (of female animals) spay, (of fowl) capon, New England (of animals) deacon; eunuchize, unman, effeminize, womanize. 2. expurgate, purge,… …
32disenable — v disable, unfit, impair, enfeeble, weaken, enervate, devitalize; emasculate, unman, effeminize; handicap, debilitate, cripple, paralyze, lame, maim; disqualify, invalidate, undermine; prevent, impede, hinder, obstruct, hamstring, hobble; tie one …
33emasculate — v 1. castrate, asexualize, alter, de masculinize, effeminize; unman, eunuchize, (both of fowl) capon, caponize, (of horses) geld, Inf. fix, Inf. cut; maim, cripple, mutilate. 2. weaken, soften, debilitate; render harmless, render ineffectual,… …
34incapacitate — v 1. disable, debilitate, unfit, indispose, inactivate, deactivate; neutralize, disarm, demilitarize; devitalize, enfeeble, extenuate, weaken, enervate, exhaust; cripple, paralyze, lame, maim, hamstring, Inf. hogtie; prostrate, cramp, hock;… …
35neuter — adj asexual, sexless, unsexed, castrated, Inf. fixed, Vet. Med. spayed, emasculated, All Surgi 775 cal. ovariectomized, oophorectomized, hysterectomized; barren, sterile, (esp. of a male) impotent. 2. impartial, unbiased, disinterested. See… …
36unman — v 1. break down, wear down, dishearten, discourage, demoralize; depress, dispirit, dismay, sink, push down; weaken, enfeeble, devitalize, enervate, unbrace; unnerve, daunt, intimidate, rattle, unstring, shake; undermine, unstrengthen, sap, lay… …
37unsex — v 1. asexualize, castrate, neuter, alter, ovariectomize, oophorectomize; {of horses) geld, {of female animals) spay, {of fowl) capon, {of animals) New England. deacon, Inf. fix, Inf. cut. 2. emasculate, unman, effeminize, womanize; eu nuchize …
38weaken — v 1. enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, devitalize; exhaust, deplete, sap, impoverish; tire, strain, fatigue, Inf. take it out of [s.o.] unnerve, unman, emasculate, effeminize. 2. impair, invalidate, incapacitate, cripple, handicap, undermine;… …
39effeminise — /əˈfɛmənaɪz/ (say uh femuhnuyz), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (effeminised, effeminising) to make effeminate. Also, effeminize …
40effeminise — verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to This hairdo feminizes the man • Syn: ↑feminize, ↑feminise, ↑effeminize, ↑womanize • Derivationally related forms: ↑woman …
