castrate
to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
to remove the ovaries of.
Psychology. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity.
to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken: Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated.
a castrated person or animal.
Origin of castrate
1Other words from castrate
- cas·tra·tion [kas-trey-shuhn], /ˌkæsˈtreɪ ʃən/, noun
- cas·tra·tor, noun
Words Nearby castrate
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How to use castrate in a sentence
In fact, the estrogen that they employed did worse than castrate the subject—it could act as a cerebral depressant.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero | Clive Irving | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it seemed like Nic was trying to emasculate and castrate this supposedly clichéd action hero.
Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn on Sex, Violence & More | Marlow Stern | July 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"If they want to castrate them, that's fine," says Debbie Savoie, vice president of the Massachusetts group Community Voices.
Hence it was not uncommon in Italy to castrate boys in order to fit them for soprano singers when adults.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousI wish the British would catch and castrate every one of them, so that they may be old women in reality.
With Steyn and De Wet | Philip Pienaar
We sent them happy thoughts in dreams, inspired them to tame the horse, to castrate the bull, to teach the dog to guard the sheep.
The Revolt of the Angels | Anatole FranceThey will not castrate cattle even through their servants, but sell the young bulls and buy oxen.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. RussellThe Holodias will not rear male calves at their houses, and do not castrate their bulls.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for castrate
/ (kæˈstreɪt) /
to remove the testicles of; emasculate; geld
to deprive of vigour, masculinity, etc
to remove the ovaries of; spay
to expurgate or censor (a book, play, etc)
Origin of castrate
1Derived forms of castrate
- castration, noun
- castrator, noun
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