emasculate

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
emasculate /ɪˈmaskjʊleɪt/

▶verb

• 1 (usu. as adj. emasculated) deprive (a man) of his male role or identity.

• 2 make weaker or less effective.

• 3 Botany remove the male parts (anthers) from (a flower).

– derivatives
emasculation noun,
emasculator noun,
emasculatory /-lət(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C17: from L. emasculat-, emasculare ‘castrate’.