English Explanatory Dictionary

evirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To castrate.
  2. To render weak or unmanly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛvɪɹeɪt/

Word forms

evirate evirates evirating evirated

Etymology

From Latin ēvirātus, perfect passive participle of ēvirō (“to emasculate”), from ē (“out of”) + vir (“man”).

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