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castrate

[ kas-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

castrated, castrating.
  1. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
  2. to remove the ovaries of.
  3. Psychology. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity.
  4. to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken:

    Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated.



noun

  1. a castrated person or animal.

castrate

/ æˈٰɪ /

verb

  1. to remove the testicles of; emasculate; geld
  2. to deprive of vigour, masculinity, etc
  3. to remove the ovaries of; spay
  4. to expurgate or censor (a book, play, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰٴǰ, noun
  • ˈٰپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰ·پDz [kas-, trey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ·ٰ·ٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of castrate1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin ٰٳܲ, past participle of ٰ “to geld,” equivalent to castr- “geld” + -ٳܲ past participle suffix; -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of castrate1

C17: from Latin ٰ to emasculate, geld
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Another contract would provide funding to DonkeyLand to castrate 100 donkeys within a year.

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"They would strip us naked. They would Taser us. They would hit us in a sensitive place. They would tell us 'We will castrate you'," he said.

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"Life just feels grey. It's, like, castrated my emotions," Kyle says.

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Trump was symbolically castrated before an audience of tens of millions of people by Harris when she defeated him during their first debate in September.

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Trump, an alpha male and America’s First White President, was symbolically castrated and neutered by Kamala Harris, a Black South Asian woman.

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