adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈmask.jʊ.lət/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈmask.jə.lət/
General-American:ĭ.măsʹkyə.lət
General-American:/əˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/
General-American:/iˈmæs.kjə.lət/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈmask.jʊlˌeɪt/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈmask.jəˌleɪt/
General-American:ĭ.măsʹkyə.lāt'
General-American:/iˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AH0 M AE1 S K Y UW0 L IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 M AE1 S K Y UW0 L EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unman
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unman
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.