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 Webster ]
2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. [ 1913 Webster ]
Luxury had not emasculated their minds. V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]