CASTRATE

eunuch, castrate

(noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; “eunuchs guarded the harem”

alter, neuter, spay, castrate

(verb) remove the ovaries of; “Is your cat spayed?”

emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise

(verb) remove the testicles of a male animal

bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; “bowdlerize a novel”

emasculate, castrate

(verb) deprive of strength or vigor; “The Senate emasculated the law”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

castrate (plural castrates)

A castrated man; a eunuch.

Etymology 2

Verb

castrate (third-person singular simple present castrates, present participle castrating, simple past and past participle castrated)

(transitive) To remove the testicles of an animal.

(transitive) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

(transitive, figurative) To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Synonyms

• emasculate

• geld (used only of animals, especially horses)

• spay f / neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)

• sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)

Anagrams

• rascetta, tea carts, teacarts, tear-cats

Source: Wiktionary


Cas"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] Etym: [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. çastra knife.]

1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. Spectator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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