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castrate

Pronunciation: /kaˈstreɪt, ˈkastreɪt/
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Definition of castrate

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

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