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    caponize
    /ˈkeɪpənʌɪz/

    verb

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

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

    Caponize means to castrate a fowl, especially a cock. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of this verb with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAPONIZE 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.

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

    verb. convert a cock into a capon. synonyms: caponise. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Caponize." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/caponize. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024. Copy citation. Expert-designed, NYT-trusted: Elevate your vocabulary with VocabTrainer! Start now.

  5. 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,...

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › caponizeCaponize Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Caponize definition: To castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use.

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

    caponize is a verb that means to castrate a cockerel for table use. It is derived from capon, a castrated male chicken, and -ize, a suffix that forms verbs from nouns.

  8. www.wordsense.eu › caponizecaponize: meaning, translation - WordSense

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

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › caponizeCaponize Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

    Caponization is the surgical removal of the testes of a male chicken or other bird. Learn more about this term, its variants, and related words from Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary.

  10. 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 is derived from the noun capon and the suffix -ize. Learn more about its pronunciation, frequency, and history in the OED.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › caponizecaponize - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    Learn the meaning and usage of the verb caponize, which means to castrate a fowl. Find synonyms, examples, and related words in English and other languages.