Definition
To castrate or deprive of manly characteristics; to weaken or emasculate.
Etymology
From Latin 'eviratus' (emasculated), combining 'e-' (out) and 'vir' (man). The word literally means to remove or take away manhood.
Kelly Says
Latin 'vir' (man) gives us words like 'virile' (manly) and 'virtue' (originally meaning manly strength), so 'evirate' is the opposite—to remove this essential quality of strength or power.
Translations
ARالعربية
التحول
al-tah-ool
CSČeština
otočit
o-to-chit
ELΕλληνικά
στρέψεις
stre-pse-is
FAفارسی
چرخاندن
cha-r-kh-an-dan
FRFrançais
virer
vee-rray
HIहिन्दी
पलटना
pa-l-ta-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
berputar
ber-pu-tar
ITItaliano
virata
vee-ra-ta
KO한국어
회전하다
hoe-jeon-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pusing
pu-sing
NLNederlands
draaien
dra-i-en
PLPolski
obrócić
o-bro-cit
PTPortuguês
virar
vee-rar
RUРусский
повернуть
pa-ver-nut
SWKiswahili
geuka
ge-u-ka
TEతెలుగు
తిరగడం
ti-ra-ga-dam
UKУкраїнська
повернути
po-ver-nut-ty