castrate

UK /kæsˈtɹeɪt/ US /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/

verb 3noun 1

Definitions

noun

A castrated man; a eunuch.

The castrate voice had a strange power not duplicated by soprano or countertenor.

verb

To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.

To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Collocations

ADJ.

male

VERB + CASTRATE

don't, pet

CASTRATE + NOUN

animals, piglets, puberty

PREP.

with

ADV.

sometimes, usually

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproductio

eunuch

verb — remove the ovaries of

verb — remove the testicles of a male animal

verb — edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

verb — deprive of strength or vigor

emasculate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The castrate voice had a strange power not duplicated by soprano or countertenor.

Wiktionary

If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.

Wiktionary

Pet owners sometimes castrate male animals to make them more docile.

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Farmers usually castrate male piglets to prevent them from accumulating a bad taste known as "boar taint." This is often done without anesthetics.

Tatoeba · #11166676

Don't castrate kids with puberty blockers.

Tatoeba · #11504457

Usage Notes

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