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First attested in 1623; either from Latin masculus (“male, masculine”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or a back-formation from emasculate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
masculate
Today it means: To make strong. Full definition →
Today it means: To make strong. Full definition →
First attested in 1623; either from Latin masculus (“male, masculine”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or a back-formation from emasculate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.