The difference between Emasculate and Empower

When used as verbs, emasculate means to deprive of virile or procreative power, whereas empower means to give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Emasculate and Empower

  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.

  1. Empower as a verb (transitive):

    To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

  2. Empower as a verb (transitive):

    To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

    Examples:

    "John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations."

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