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adjective

Definition of castratednext
as in emasculated

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castrated

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verb

past tense of castrate
as in gelded
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel

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“Castrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castrated. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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