masculate

masculate
masculate (v.) "to make masculine," 1620s, from L. masculatus, from masculus (see MASCULINE (Cf. masculine)). Related: Masculated; masculating. Also in same sense is masculinize (1912).

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  • Unmasculate — Un*mas cu*late, v. t. [1st pref. un + masculate.] To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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