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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).
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Also especially British, ca·pon·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM caponize
ca·pon·i·za·tion, nounca·pon·iz·er, nounWords nearby caponize
capon, caponata, Capone, Capone, Al, caponette, caponize, caporal, caporegime, Caporetto, capot, capotasto
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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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