Castrate — synonyms, definition

1. castrate (Verb)

alter bowdlerise bowdlerize change demasculinise demasculinize emasculate expurgate fix geld mutilate neuter shorten spay sterilise sterilize

castrate (Verb) — Deprive of strength or vigour. ex. "The Senate castrated the law"

castrate (Verb) — Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. ex. "castrate a novel"

castrate (Verb) — Remove the testicles of a male animal.

castrate (Verb) — Remove the ovaries of. ex. "Is your cat castrated?"

abbreviate abridge contract cut desex desexualise desexualize fix foreshorten reduce shorten sterilise sterilize unsex weaken caponise caponize cut defeminise defeminize geld

2. castrate (Noun)

Eunuch

castrate (Noun) — A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction. ex. "castrates guarded the harem"

adult male man