emasculate

• 'Gentlemen and ladies,' says he, 'how long will a diabolic society'—no, an effete society it was—'how long will an effete, emasculate, and effeminate society, in the diabolic selfishness of its eclecticism, refuse to acknowledge what my immortal countryman, Burke, calls the “Dei voluntatem in rebus revelatam”—the revelation of Nature's will in the phenomena of matter? —  Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet
• I want to make this clear to people I am disposed to agree with you about the "emasculate" and "uncircumcised"-partly for your reasons, partly because I believe it is an excellent rule always to erase anything that strikes one as particularly smart when writing it. —  The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley V.1
• Contrary to your opinion that western men are being emasculate, they actually men who are taught to respect women. —  WordPress.com News
• Iran has democratized education at all levels, reduced socio-economic disparities, strengthened rural cooperatives, and most of all, protected its sovereignty and independence, in spite of concerted attempts by Washington and its allies to emasculate the nation.
• In this case, it's the emasculate the government, cut taxes on the wealthy agenda. —  Blogging from the Alley

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