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castrate

/ castrate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
"eunuchs guarded the harem"
Type of:
man adult male
Derived:
emasculate demasculinize demasculinise
verb Sense 2
remove the testicles of a male animal
Type of:
sterilize sterilise desex
Kinds of:
caponize caponise geld cut
Derived:
castration emasculation eunuch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
deprive of strength or vigor
"The Senate emasculated the law"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
emasculation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
remove the ovaries of
"Is your cat spayed?"
Type of:
sterilize sterilise desex
Kinds of:
defeminize defeminise
Derived:
castration neutering fixing altering neuter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel"
Type of:
abridge foreshorten abbreviate
Derived:
expurgation castration bowdlerization bowdlerisation Bowdler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

man adult male sterilize sterilise desex caponize caponise geld cut weaken defeminize defeminise