emasculate
e·mas·cu·late
tr.v. e·mas·cu·lat·ed, e·mas·cu·lat·ing, e·mas·cu·lates
1. To castrate.
2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
Why isn't this word "demasculate"? Isn't the e- prefix related to the en- prefix, which usually means to make moreso?
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