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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.
CASTRATE definition: 1. to remove the testicles of a male animal or human 2. to remove the testicles of a male animal or…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld. to remove the ovaries of. Psychology. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity.
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.
Define castrate. castrate synonyms, castrate pronunciation, castrate translation, English dictionary definition of castrate. tr.v. cas·trat·ed , cas·trat·ing , cas·trates 1. To remove the testicles of ; geld or emasculate. 2. To remove the ovaries of ; spay. 3. To deprive of...
To remove the ovaries of; spay. To deprive of essential virility, vigor, or significance by mutilating, expurgating, subjugating, etc.; emasculate. An individual who is incapable of reproduction as a result of removal, destruction, or inactivation of the gonads.
CASTRATE definition: to remove a man's or male animal's testicles (= organs that produce sperm). Learn more.
Definition of castrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word castrate mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word castrate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. castrate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. physiology (mid 1600s) plants (early 1700s) Entry status.
