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verb (used with object)
1.
to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
2.
to remove the ovaries of.
3.
Psychology. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity.
4.
to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken: Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated.
noun
5.
a castrated person or animal.
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Origin:
1605–15; < Latin castrātus past participle of castrāre to geld, equivalent to castr- geld + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Latin castrātus past participle of castrāre to geld, equivalent to castr- geld + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
cas·tra·tion, noun
cas·tra·tor, noun
un·cas·trat·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The guards repeatedly told him they would soon castrate him.
- The boys track down a wild hog and castrate it in order to help control the hog population in the swamp.
- Time to castrate such pseudo scientists and look the truth straight in the eyes.
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Word Origin & History
castrate
1613, from castration (q.v.). The fig. sense is attested earlier (1554). Castrated is recorded from 1613.
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Medical Dictionary
castrate cas·trate (kās'trāt')
v. cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing, cas·trates
To remove the testicles of a male; emasculate.
To remove the ovaries of a female; spay.
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