caponize

[ key-puh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ca·pon·ized, ca·pon·iz·ing.

1. to castrate (a fowl).

caponize

/ ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz /

verb

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

Other Words From

• capon·i·zation noun
• capon·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of caponize¹

First recorded in 1645–55; capon + -ize

Related Words

• mutilate
• neuter
• spay
• sterilize