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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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