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Webster 1913 Edition

Castrate

Cas′trate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Castrated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Castrating
.]
[L.
castrarus
, p; p. of
castrare
to castrate, asin to Skr.
çastra
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Castrate

CASTRATE

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To geld; to deprive of the testicles; to emasculate.
2.
To take away or retrench, as the obscene parts of a writing.
3.
To take out a leaf or sheet from a book, and render it imperfect.

Definition 2024

castrate

castrate

English

Verb

castrate ‎(third-person singular simple present castrates, present participle castrating, simple past and past participle castrated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the testicles of.
  2. (transitive) To remove the ovaries of.

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • emasculate
  • geld (used only of animals, especially horses)
  • spay f / neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)
  • sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)

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Italian

Verb

castrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of castrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of castrare
  3. feminine plural of castrato

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

castrāte

  1. vocative singular of castrātus

Etymology

From Latin castrātus, past participle of castrō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/

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