castrate

¹cas·trate

vt \ˈkas-ˌtrāt\

cas·trat·ed; cas·trat·ing

Definition of CASTRATE

1

a : to deprive of the testes : geld b : to deprive of the ovaries : spay

2

: to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means <uses these ideas…as an instrument to castrate and destroy him—Harold Clurman>

—cas·trat·er or cas·tra·tor \-ər\ (audio pronunciation) noun

—cas·tra·tion \kas-ˈtrā-shən\ (audio pronunciation) noun