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castrate

cast·rate

UK/ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/ US/kæsˈtɹeɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (4)

noun

1.

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

  • “eunuchs guarded the harem”
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verb

1.

deprive of strength or vigor

  • “The Senate emasculated the law”
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2.

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

  • “bowdlerize a novel”
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3.
4.

remove the ovaries of

  • “Is your cat spayed?”
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Origin

Likely from an unattested sense of Middle English castrat (“(adjective) castrated; (noun) a castrated animal”), substantivized borrowing of Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of castrō (“to prune, amputate, castrate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)).

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