cas·trate (k s tr t )
tr.v. cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing, cas·trates
1. To remove the testicles of (a male); geld or emasculate.
2. To remove the ovaries of (a female); spay.
3. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.
n.
An individual who is incapable of reproduction as a result of removal, destruction, or inactivation of the gonads.
[Latin castr
re, castrt-; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]
cas
trat·er, castra·tor n.
cas·tra
tion n. |
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castrate [kæˈstreɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to remove the testicles of; emasculate; geld
2. to deprive of vigour, masculinity, etc.
3. to remove the ovaries of; spay
4. to expurgate or censor (a book, play, etc.)
[from Latin castrāre to emasculate, geld]
castration n
castrator n
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cas•trate (ˈkæs treɪt)
v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
2. to remove the ovaries of.
3. to render impotent by psychological means, as disparagement.
4. to deprive of strength.
n.
5. a castrated person or animal.
[1605–15; < Latin castrātus, past participle of castrāre to geld]
cas•tra′tion, n.
cas′tra•tor, n.
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  castrate - a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
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| Verb | 1. | castrate - deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"
weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
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| 2. | castrate - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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| 3. | castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal
geld, cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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| 4. |  castrate - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
defeminise, defeminize - remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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castrate
verb neuter, unman, emasculate, geld She threatened to castrate her husband with a carving knife.
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