CASTRATION

expurgation, castration

(noun) the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

castration

(noun) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); “bilateral castration results in sterilization”

castration, emasculation

(noun) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

castration (countable and uncountable, plural castrations)

The act of removing the testicles.

(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

Anagrams

• action star, arctations

Source: Wiktionary


Cas*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.]

Definition: The act of castrating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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