effeminate — I. a. [Said of men.] Womanish, feminine, timorous, unmanly. II. v. a. Unman, soften, emasculate, emolliate, make or render effeminate … New dictionary of synonyms
emasculate — verb (t) /əˈmæskjəleɪt / (say uh maskyuhlayt), /i / (say ee ) (emasculated, emasculating) 1. to castrate. 2. to deprive of strength or vigour; weaken; render effeminate. –adjective /əˈmæskjələt / (say uh maskyuhluht), /i / (say ee ), / leɪt/ (say …
Emasculate — E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emasculated — Emasculate E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emasculating — Emasculate E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emolliate — E*mol li*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emolliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emolliating}.] [See {Emollient}, a.] To soften; to render effeminate. [1913 Webster] Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emolliated — Emolliate E*mol li*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emolliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emolliating}.] [See {Emollient}, a.] To soften; to render effeminate. [1913 Webster] Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emolliating — Emolliate E*mol li*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emolliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emolliating}.] [See {Emollient}, a.] To soften; to render effeminate. [1913 Webster] Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emasculate — 1. adjective /ɪˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. 2. verb /ɪˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ a) To deprive of virile or procreative power; … Wiktionary
emolliate — /əˈmɒlieɪt/ (say uh moleeayt), / ˈmoʊ / (say moh ) verb (t) (emolliated, emolliating) 1. to soften. 2. to render effeminate. {Latin ēmollīre to soften + ate1} –emollition /ɛməˈlɪʃən/ (say emuh lishuhn), noun …
Church Music — Ecclesiastical Music † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… … Catholic encyclopedia