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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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Re: emasculate
"eviscerate" means to remove the viscera from, so i guess not.
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Re: emasculate
boo
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Re: emasculate
I thought this was gonna be about how your GF asked you to hold her purse.
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Re: emasculate
e is for ex
as in used to be a man |
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Re: emasculate
Well, en- and em- (not e- as I originally posted, my bad) usually make adjectives into verbs. I don't think ex- has that attribute.
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Re: emasculate
[ QUOTE ]
Well, en- and em- (not e- as I originally posted, my bad) usually make adjectives into verbs. I don't think ex- has that attribute. [/ QUOTE ] emancipate, emerge, emigrate, emit these are all derived from ex- (out), not en- (in) |
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Re: emasculate
English is full of exceptions. That's the only explanation I can provide.
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