Definitions for: Castrate

[n] a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"
[v] remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
[v] remove the testicles of a male animal
[v] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
[v] deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"

Webster (1913) Definition: Cas"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to
castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.]
1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to
alter.

2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or
objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to
expurgate.

My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the
following letter, which I have castrated in some
places. --Spectator.

Synonyms: alter, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, emasculate, eunuch, expurgate, neuter, shorten, spay

See Also: abbreviate, abridge, adult male, caponise, caponize, contract, cut, defeminise, defeminize, desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, foreshorten, geld, man, reduce, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, weaken

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