- evirate
- ev·i·rate
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evirate
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Evirate — E vi*rate, v. t. [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to castrate; e out + vir man.] To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evirate — verb /ˈɛvɪɹeɪt/ a) To castrate. Some philosophers and divines have evirated themselves, and put out their eyes voluntarily, the better to contemplate. b) To render weak or unmanly. The pope offered a hundred marks in Latin to who should… … Wiktionary
evirate — ˈevəˌrāt, ēˈvīˌ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin eviratus, past participle of evirare, from e + vir man more at virile archaic : castrate, emasculate … Useful english dictionary
evirato — pl.m. evirati sing.f. evirata pl.f. evirate … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
