castrate

[Cas·trate]

To castrate a male animal is to surgically remove its testicles. A veterinarian castrates a male dog to ensure that it can't mate with a female and produce unwanted puppies.

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To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

Noun
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"

Verb
remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

Verb
remove the testicles of a male animal

Verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

Verb
deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"

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v. t.
To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

v. t.
To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.


Castrate

Cas"trate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. '87astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places.

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

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