emasculate
verb (used with object)
to deprive of strength; weaken.
is emasculating
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present progressiveof emasculate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I also worry she is emasculating my son.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021
Gibson’s character is a womanizing A-type astronaut who despises Brad and his dad — and lets his lad know in no uncertain terms that he thinks the whole co-dad business is emasculating his son.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2017
They actually say things like “The key to life is for men to honor their primal nature” and “Why Facebook is emasculating and how to stop it.”
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2016
