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    caponize
    /ˈkeɪpənʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. castrate (a domestic cock): "the males were caponized"

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  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › caponizeCAPONIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Caponize means to castrate (a fowl), especially a cock. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of caponize in British and American English.

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      [1645–55; capon + -ize] This word is first recorded in the...

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      Caponize Definition: to make (a cock ) into a capon |...

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      Origen de la palabra caponize [1645–55; capon + -ize] This...

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › caponizeCAPONIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Caponize definition: to castrate (a fowl).. See examples of CAPONIZE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › caponizeCaponize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    caponize. Other forms: caponizing; caponized. Definitions of caponize. verb. convert a cock into a capon. synonyms: caponise. see more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › caponizeCaponize - definition of caponize by The Free Dictionary

    Define caponize. caponize synonyms, caponize pronunciation, caponize translation, English dictionary definition of caponize. or vb to make into a capon Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003,...

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    Caponize definition, to castrate (a fowl). See more.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › caponizecaponize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Mar 9, 2024 · caponize (third-person singular simple present caponizes, present participle caponizing, simple past and past participle caponized) ( transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › caponize_vcaponize, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    Caponize is a verb that means to castrate a male animal, especially a rooster. It comes from the noun capon and the suffix -ize. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, and frequency in modern English.