castrate

1. A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction (synset 110086259)
   "eunuchs guarded the harem"
   is a type of: adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
   same as: eunuch

1. Deprive of strength or vigor (synset 200543033)
   "The Senate emasculated the law"
   is a type of: weaken - lessen the strength of
   same as: emasculate
2. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (synset 200201398)
   "bowdlerize a novel"
   is a type of: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   same as: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten
3. Remove the testicles of a male animal (synset 200060604)
   is a type of: desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex - make infertile
   subtypes:

   • caponise, caponize - convert a cock into a capon
   • cut, geld - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
   same as: demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate
4. Remove the ovaries of (synset 200060248)
   "Is your cat spayed?"
   is a type of: desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex - make infertile
   subtypes: defeminise, defeminize - remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
   same as: alter, neuter, spay

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