· a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"
Synonym(s): eunuch
Hypernym(s): man, adult_male
· deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"
Synonym(s): emasculate
Hypernym(s): weaken
· 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
· remove the testicles of a male animal
Synonym(s): emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise
Hypernym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
· remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
Synonym(s): alter, neuter, spay
Hypernym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix