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See more synonyms for castrate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld. to remove the ovaries of. Psychology to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity. to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken: Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated. Show More
a castrated person or animal. Show More
Origin of castrate 1605–15; <
Latin castrātus past participle of
castrāre to geld, equivalent to
castr- geld +
-ātus -ate1 Related forms cas·tra·tion , noun cas·tra·tor , noun un·cas·trat·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for castrated Contemporary Examples of castrated Thus, during Jim Crow, black men were routinely hanged, castrated , and lynched for alleged sexual assaults against white women.
Franco plays Benjy, the mentally handicapped—and eventually, castrated —member of the Compson clan.
In one sickening final detail, Joe Christmas is castrated even before he is dead, his blood soaking his attackers.
How would she feel if Bizanowicz got a shorter term in return for agreeing to be castrated ?
Historical Examples of castrated How comes it that the editions since 1740 have been so castrated ?
If one of them be castrated when young, he will not develop as well as the other one.
Whether or not the tenor is castrated , he sings like a eunuch.
He should then be castrated , and fattened with the old ewes.
Before the kids are allowed to go out with the flock the males should be castrated .
British Dictionary definitions for castrated to remove the testicles of; emasculate; geld to deprive of vigour, masculinity, etc to remove the ovaries of; spay to expurgate or censor (a book, play, etc) Show More
Derived Forms castration , noun castrator , noun Word Origin for castrate C17: from Latin castrāre to emasculate, geld
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Word Origin and History for castrated v. 1610s (implied in castrated ), back-formation from castration (q.v.), or from Latin castratus , past participle of castrare . The figurative sense is attested earlier (1550s). Related: Castrating .
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To remove the testicles of a male; emasculate. To remove the ovaries of a female; spay. Show More
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