definitions

caponize

[ key-puh-nahyz ]
/ ˈkeɪ pəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), ca·pon·ized, ca·pon·iz·ing.

to castrate (a fowl).

RELATED WORDS

sterilize, spay, mutilate, neuter, fix, change, emasculate, cut, unsex, geld, alter, desexualize, castrate, asexualize, eunuchize

Nearby words

capon, caponata, capone, capone, al, caponette, caponize, caporal, caporegime, caporetto, capot, capotasto
Also especially British, ca·pon·ise.

Origin of caponize

First recorded in 1645–55; capon + -ize
Related formsca·pon·i·za·tion, nounca·pon·iz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for caponize

caponize

caponise

/ (ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make (a cock) into a capon
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