0 present participle of emasculate --
1 to reduce the effectiveness of something: --
Without any such time limits one can foresee procrastinators having the time of their lives emasculating the powers of the commission and devaluing the purpose of a non-discrimination notice.
Without any such time limits procrastinators will have the time of their lives emasculating the powers of the commission and devaluing the purpose of non-discrimination notices.
There is no question of denationalising the corporations, or of emasculating them in any way, or reducing their activities.
A debate after that announcement would be little more than a self-indulgent display of emasculating exhibitionism.
It is not merely emasculating their powers, but it is downright, deliberate interference with the local authorities, and—what is worse—it is political interference.
I am very clear that it would be gravely harmful if sustaining our nuclear contribution to the alliance meant emasculating our non-nuclear contribution.
It is not only an extension; it is an emasculating extension, whatever that is.
There is no intention of emasculating the consultative committee.