Definitions for castrate

Definitions for (noun) castrate

Main entry: eunuch, castrate

Definition: a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

Usage: eunuchs guarded the harem


Definitions for (verb) castrate

Main entry: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

Definition: remove the ovaries of

Usage: Is your cat spayed?


Main entry: demasculinise, demasculinize, castrate, emasculate

Definition: remove the testicles of a male animal


Main entry: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, shorten, expurgate

Definition: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Usage: bowdlerize a novel


Main entry: emasculate, castrate

Definition: deprive of strength or vigor

Usage: The Senate emasculated the law


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