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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"

4. Verb. Remove the testicles of a male animal.

5. Verb. Remove the ovaries of. "Is your cat spayed?"

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castrate

castor-oil plant castor bean castor bean plant castor beans castor oil castor sugar castoreums castories castorin castors

castory castral castrametation castrametations castrater castraters castrates castrati castrating castration cells

castrations castratism castrative

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