castrate

 
Pronunciation: /kaˈstreɪt, ˈkastreɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • remove the testicles of (a male animal or man).
  • deprive of power, vitality, or vigour: a restrictive classicism would have castrated England’s literature

noun

  • a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed: young human castrates, or eunuchs

Derivatives

castration

Pronunciation: /-ˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

castrator

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (earlier (Middle English) as castration): from Latin castrare