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- Dictionarycastrate/kaˈstreɪt/
verb
- 1. remove the testicles of (a male animal or man).
noun
- 1. a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed: "young human castrates, or eunuchs"
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The meaning of CASTRATE is to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes; also, chiefly in technical contexts : to deprive (a female animal or person) of the ovaries. How to use castrate in a sentence.
to remove the testicles of a male animal or human. Compare. spay. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Zoology: veterinary medicine.
To castrate a male animal is to surgically remove its testicles. A veterinarian castrates a male dog to ensure that it can't mate with a female and produce unwanted puppies. People often choose to castrate pets or farm animals to keep them from reproducing.
To castrate a male animal or a man means to remove his testicles. In the ancient world, it was probably rare to castrate a dog or cat. [VERB noun] ...a castrated male horse. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: neuter, emasculate, geld More Synonyms of castrate.
A complete guide to the word "CASTRATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
the process of removing the testicles of a male animal or human: He described the castration of a horse. Castration was practised on these boys so that their voices would remain high. See. castrate. Fewer examples. On a ranch, branding of cattle often implies vaccination, castration, and ear-marking as well.
castration noun. casual adjective. Definition of castrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of castrate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
castrate (verb) castrate / ˈ kæˌstreɪt/ Brit /kæ ˈ streɪt/ verb. castrates; castrated; castrating. Britannica Dictionary definition of CASTRATE. [+ object] : to remove the testes of (a person or animal) Farmers castrated the bull calf. a castrated horse.
Psychology to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. 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. n. Surgery a castrated person or animal.
