Etymology

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Today it means: To castrate. Full definition →

Latin ēvirātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromēvirātus
  2. English todayevirate

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

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