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CASTRATE

Definition:

1. [noun] a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"
   Synonyms: eunuch
   
   
2. [verb] deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"
   Synonyms: emasculate
   
   
3. [verb] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
   Synonyms: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten
   
   
4. [verb] remove the testicles of a male animal
   Synonyms: emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise
   
   
5. [verb] remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
   Synonyms: alter, neuter, spay
   
   

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Related Words:

• caponize, caponise
• geld, cut
• defeminize, defeminise

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