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1. castrate - noun

· a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"

Synonym(s): eunuch

Hypernym(s): man, adult_male




2. castrate - verb

· deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"

Synonym(s): emasculate

Hypernym(s): weaken




3. castrate - verb

· edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

Synonym(s): bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten

Hypernym(s): abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce




4. castrate - verb

· remove the testicles of a male animal

Synonym(s): emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise

Hypernym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix




5. castrate - verb

· remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

Synonym(s): alter, neuter, spay

Hypernym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix





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