castrate

One entry found for castrate.

Main Entry: cas·trate
Pronunciation: 'kas-"trAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): cas·trat·ed; cas·trat·ing
Etymology: Latin castratus, past participle of castrare; akin to Greek keazein to split, Sanskrit sasati he slaughters
1 : to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means
2 a : to deprive of the testes : GELD b : to deprive of the ovaries : SPAY
- castrate noun
- cas·tra·tion /kas-'trA-sh&n/ noun
- cas·tra·tor /-"trA-t&r/ noun
- cas·tra·to·ry /'kas-tr&-"tor-E/ adjective