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castrate

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castrate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. remove the ovaries of
    "Is your cat spayed?"
    alter  neuter  spay  castrate 
  2. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    "bowdlerize a novel"
    bowdlerize  bowdlerise  expurgate  castrate  shorten 
  3. remove the testicles of a male animal
    emasculate  castrate  demasculinize  demasculinise 
  4. deprive of strength or vigor
    "The Senate emasculated the law"
    emasculate  castrate 
noun
  1. a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
    "eunuchs guarded the harem"
    eunuch  castrate 
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