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To take away the strength, effectiveness, or power of something.

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emasculate

Removing the enforcement provisions would emasculate the proposed safeguard.
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Removing every worked illustration would emasculate the catalog's teaching purpose by taking away the examples on which its explanations depend.
From When a Process Falls Short.
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