masculate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1623; either from Latin masculus (“male, masculine”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix) or a back-formation from emasculate. === Verb === masculate (third-person singular simple present masculates, present participle masculating, simple past and past participle masculated) (obsolete, transitive) To make strong. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “masculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === maculates == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mas.kʊˈɫaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mas.kuˈlaː.te] === Adjective === masculāte vocative masculine singular of masculātus