The difference between Demasculate and Emasculate

When used as verbs, demasculate means to remove the masculinity from (somebody), whereas emasculate means to deprive of virile or procreative power.


Emasculate is also adjective with the meaning: deprived of virility or vigor.

check bellow for the other definitions of Demasculate and Emasculate

  1. Demasculate as a verb (transitive):

    To remove the masculinity from (somebody).

  1. Emasculate as an adjective:

    Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.

  1. Emasculate as a verb (transitive):

    To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.

  2. Emasculate as a verb (transitive):

    To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

  3. Emasculate as a verb (transitive, botany):

    Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.