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Definition of Castrate
1. Verb. Deprive of strength or vigor. "The Senate emasculated the law"
2. Noun. A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction. "Eunuchs guarded the harem"
3. Verb. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. "They won't castrate the story "; "Bowdlerize a novel"
Exact synonyms: Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Expurgate, Shorten
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
4. Verb. Remove the testicles of a male animal.
Exact synonyms: Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate
Specialized synonyms: Caponise, Caponize, Cut, Geld
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Emasculation
Specialized synonyms: Caponise, Caponize, Cut, Geld
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Emasculation
5. Verb. Remove the ovaries of. "Is your cat spayed?"
Exact synonyms: Alter, Neuter, Spay
Specialized synonyms: Defeminise, Defeminize
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Neuter, Neutering, Spaying
Specialized synonyms: Defeminise, Defeminize
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Neuter, Neutering, Spaying
Definition of Castrate
1. v. t. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
Definition of Castrate
1. Verb. (transitive) To remove the testicles of. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To remove the ovaries of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Castrate
1. to remove the testes of [v -TRATED, -TRATING, -TRATES]
Medical Definition of Castrate
1. To remove the testicles or the ovaries. Origin: L. Castro, pp. -atus, to deprive of generative power (male or female) (05 Mar 2000)