 castrate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] remove the testicles of a male animal | |
| Synonyms: | demasculinize demasculinise emasculate | |
| Related terms: | sterilize caponize geld castration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] castrate, used with animals | |
| Synonyms: | spay neuter alter | |
| Examples: | "Is your dog neutered?" |
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| Related terms: | sterilize effeminize defeminize defeminise castration spaying | |
| 3. | [ verb ] deprive of strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | emasculate | |
| Examples: | "The Senate emasculated the law" |
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| Related terms: | weaken emasculation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | |
| Synonyms: | bowdlerise expurgate shorten bowdlerize | |
| Examples: | "bowdlerize a novel" |
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| Related terms: | abridge bowdlerization bowdlerization bowdler bowdlerisation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | |
| Synonyms: | eunuch | |
| Examples: | "eunuchs guarded the harem" |
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| Related terms: | man emasculate | |
| Similar spelling: |
castrated castrato cassiterite castration Castries Castruita Castrejon Castorena Castro Castor caster Castrellon Castoridae castor_bean Casterline Castoroides |
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