"evirate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɛvɪɹeɪt/ [UK] Forms: evirates [present, singular, third-person], evirating [participle, present], evirated [participle, past], evirated [past]
Etymology: From Latin ēvirātus, perfect passive participle of ēvirō (“I emasculate”), from ē (“out of”) + vir (“man”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ēvirātus}} Latin ēvirātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} evirate (third-person singular simple present evirates, present participle evirating, simple past and past participle evirated)
  1. To castrate.
    Sense id: en-evirate-en-verb-s-7frYxa
  2. To render weak or unmanly.
    Sense id: en-evirate-en-verb-9kxNQ2UU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79

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