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   evirate

   /ˈiːvɪreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. castrate (a man or male animal). rare
   • ▪ deprive (a man) of his male role or identity; emasculate. rare

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin evirat-, from the verb evirare (from e-, expressing a change of state, + vir ‘man’): see -ate3.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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