castrate
[kas-treyt]
- 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.
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- a castrated person or animal.
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Origin of castrate
1605–15; < Latin castrātus past participle of castrāre to geld, equivalent to castr- geld + -ātus -ate1
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Contemporary Examples
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.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'Marlow Stern
September 6, 2014
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
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.
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex InstructionT. W. Shannon
Whether or not the tenor is castrated, he sings like a eunuch.
Painted VeilsJames Huneker
He should then be castrated, and fattened with the old ewes.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume V (of 10)Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Before the kids are allowed to go out with the flock the males should be castrated.
Practical Angora Goat RaisingC. P. Bailey
castrate
- 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)
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin castrāre to emasculate, geld
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Word Origin and History for castrated
castrate
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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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
castrate
(kăs′trāt′)- To remove the testicles of a male; emasculate.
- To remove the ovaries of a female; spay.
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