English noun: castrate | |||
1. | castrate (person) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | ||
Samples | Eunuchs guarded the harem. | ||
Synonyms | eunuch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
English verb: castrate | |||
1. | castrate (change) deprive of strength or vigor | ||
Samples | The Senate emasculated the law. | ||
Synonyms | emasculate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
2. | castrate (change) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||
Samples | Bowdlerize a novel. | ||
Synonyms | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
3. | castrate (body) remove the testicles of a male animal | ||
Synonyms | demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | caponise, caponize, cut, geld | ||
4. | castrate (body) remove the ovaries of | ||
Samples | Is your cat spayed?. | ||
Synonyms | alter, neuter, spay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | defeminise, defeminize | ||