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Emasculate (Verb)

Remove the testicles of a male animal.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The farmer emasculated the young male pig to reduce aggression and increase weight gain.
The veterinarian was tasked with emasculating the horse to prepare it for show riding.
In some horse breeding programs, stallions are emasculated to make them more manageable.
Castration or emasculating male livestock is a common practice in many farms worldwide.
The procedure for emasculating male cattle involves removing both testicles surgically.

Deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The new policy was severely emasculated by the bureaucrats, rendering it ineffective in addressing the real issues.
Years of inactivity had emasculated the once-strong athlete, leaving him struggling to compete.
The poet felt that the editors had emasculated her powerful words, diluting the intended message.
His careless remarks about women's rights were seen as an attempt to emasculate the feminist movement.
The final version of the bill was so heavily emasculated by compromises that it no longer made any substantial changes.