castrate

verb

ˈka-ˌstrāt How to pronounce castrate (audio)
Definition of castratenext
as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel

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Recent Examples of castrate Justin Bieber has had multiple stalkers, including a New Mexico man and his nephew who plotted to murder and castrate the pop singer in 2013. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026 After his conviction, Turing was chemically castrated. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 By way of example, Morris points to a scene in Wiseman's 1993 documentary Zoo, in which an all-women surgical team at Miami zoo castrates a wolf. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026 There was a serial castrator on the Upper West Side who would take kids, lead ’m into Central Park, castrate them, and then murder them. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for castrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castrate
  1. undermine
  2. weaken
  3. drain
  4. wear
  5. exhaust
  6. petrify
Verb
  • Opponents, however, argue the legislation could undermine California’s leadership in the technology industry.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • South Africa closed its two major refineries in 2022 after new fuel regulations undermined their commercial logic.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of undermine
Verb
  • The flow of dark traffic is one of the factors that helped explain why oil markets had weakened significantly by early June, together with a surge in exports from the US and pullback in buying by China.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • But as several surveys have consistently indicated, optimism about our country's outlook has undeniably weakened.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of weaken
Verb
  • Conwell drained a three on his first shot but then missed six in a row, before hitting another three late in the third quarter.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • The promotion dropped on Monday, June 29 and almost immediately, the original $150,000 budget allocated to the promotion was drained —covering some 25,000 pulls.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of drain
Verb
  • On Saturday, while wearing a crisp, new black Portland Trail Blazers polo shirt, Morant talked of fresh starts, a rejuvenated and nature-loving version of himself and the desire to change narratives.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Norwegian fans wore red and blue, Viking helmets and Haaland shirts.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Definition of wear
Verb
  • About half of Florida's 242 death row inmates have exhausted their appeals and could see their death warrant issued at any time.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Norton was deeply moved by audience members who spoke to him after, but he was also exhausted by the emotional and physical strain of the show.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • The first film follows a group of French high-school students who travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • Johansson plays her with a tough edge to match her Queens accent, but Hester is clearly petrified by this perfect storm of ugly events.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of petrify

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