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   evirate

   /ˈiːvɪreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. castrate (a man or male animal). rare
   • ▪ deprive (a man) of his male role or identity; emasculate. rare

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin evirat-, from the verb evirare (from e-, expressing a change of state, + vir ‘man’): see -ate3.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › evirateEvirate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Evirate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Definition. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. evirate. transitive verb. ev· i· rate. ˈevəˌrāt, ēˈvīˌ- -ed/-ing/-s. archaic. : castrate, emasculate. Word History. Etymology. Latin eviratus, past participle of evirare, from e- + vir man. Love words?

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVIRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   evirate. To emasculate; to castrate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Etymology

   From Latin ēvirātus, perfect passive participle of ēvirō (“I emasculate”), from ē (“out of”) + vir (“man”).

   Pronunciation

   1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛvɪɹeɪt/

   Verb

   evirate (third-person singular simple present evirates, present participle evirating, simple past and past participle evirated) 1. To castrate. 1.1. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy:[…], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 3, member 2: 1.1.1. Some philosophers and divines have eviratedthemselves, and put out their eyes voluntarily, the better to contemplate. 1.2...

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   Anagrams

   1. evitare, eviterà, riavete, varieté, vietare, vieterà

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   Verb

   ēvirāte 1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēvirō

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   Define evirate. evirate synonyms, evirate pronunciation, evirate translation, English dictionary definition of evirate. vb to emasculate; to castrate Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

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   Definition of evirate in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of evirate. Information and translations of evirate in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb evirate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEVIRATE definition in American English | Collins English...

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   Definition of 'evirate' Word Frequency. evirate in British English. (ˈiːvɪˌreɪt , ˈɛvɪˌreɪt ) verb (transitive) to emasculate; to castrate. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Trends of. evirate. View usage over: Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer. Browse alphabetically. evirate. evincement. evincibly. evincive. evirate