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adjective

as in castrated

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verb

past tense of geld
as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Recent Examples of gelded
Verb
For the second time this season, the Red Raiders gelded the Cougars. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelded
  1. emasculated
  2. castrated
  3. altered
  4. undermined
  5. neutered
  6. exhausted
  7. weakened
  8. drained
Adjective
  • There’s an incident at a gun range where Ned’s fear of looking emasculated requires his army vet girlfriend to fall for his very dumb, very obvious lies.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of emasculated
Verb
  • This is the league, remember, where a man (Harvey Updyke) confessed to poisoning the trees at Auburn on a radio show after Alabama lost to the Tigers, and a coach (Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State) castrated a bull to motivate his squad.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those expectations got castrated because of last season’s early struggles.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of castrated
Adjective
  • Texas quarterback Arch Manning apologized Tuesday for publicly joking about an AI-altered video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe in the moments after Texas' big win over Ohio State.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The images appear to be AI-altered and falsely claim that Democratic state lawmaker Lorena Austin backs GOP candidate Andy Biggs.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • The petition, filed on Wednesday in New York state court, alleges that the Times‘ credibility has been undermined by anti-Israel bias in the publication’s coverage of the war in Gaza.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The strike has undermined the junta’s ability to provide public services.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of undermined
Adjective
  • All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of neutered
Verb
  • Such litigation should only be considered as a last resort once all other reasonable options have been exhausted.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The talent team is exhausted, the hiring leader is frustrated and great candidates lose interest or withdraw.
    — Jamie Savage, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Whichever one remains standing will be wounded and weakened, and the human forces can then finish that monster off.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • From May through August, when technology weakened, other sectors stepped up, allowing RSP to continue higher and eventually reach the upside target from its own inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Detectives drained three dams, searched six mineshafts and sent up drones with specialized cameras to take detailed imagery, later analyzed with artificial intelligence.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Canyon Lake, a storage reservoir and popular recreation spot on the Salt River, will be drained for the first time in 20 years starting this month.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of drained

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“Gelded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelded. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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