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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 .

Origin of caponize

First recorded in 1645–55; capon + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM caponize

ca·pon·i·za·tion, nounca·pon·iz·er, noun

Words nearby caponize

capon, caponata, Capone, Capone, Al, caponette, caponize, caporal, caporegime, Caporetto, capot, capotasto
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Words related to caponize

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

British Dictionary definitions for caponize

caponize

caponise

/ (ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make (a cock) into a capon
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