Main Entry: cas·trate

Pronunciation: \ˈkas-ˌtrāt\

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 śasati he slaughters

Date: 1554

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-ˈtrā-shən\ noun

— cas·tra·tor \-ˌtrā-tər\ noun

— cas·tra·to·ry \ˈkas-trə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective