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EMASCULATE
Definition of EMASCULATE
verb
To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin ēmasculātus, perfect passive participle of ēmasculō (“to emasculate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ē(x)- (“out, from, apart”) + masculus (“male, masculine”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), further from mās (“a man, a male”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMASCULATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EMASCULATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMASCULATE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEELMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start EMASCU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found EMASCULATE?
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