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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
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of emasculated
Verb
  • Those expectations got castrated because of last season’s early struggles.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of castrated
Adjective
  • That type of health, paired with altered coaching after the hiring of Keith Carter, sets up for one of the best offensive lines since O’Connell took over in 2022.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Additionally, compared to conventional silk, the worms with altered diets produced silk that shrank less than a quarter as much as conventional silk.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • Their ability to help should not be undermined by corporations determined to bleed them dry.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Chelsea’s lack of centre-back continuity undermined them throughout last season, but Lacroix is already comfortable playing in a back three after working under Oliver Glasner at Crystal Palace.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 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
  • Players were exhausted after nearly two years of shifting restrictions and the stress of constantly facing the possibility of solitary confinement in a foreign city.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • While the use of subpoena power against journalists has always been highly controversial, officials in past administrations sometimes justified it by arguing it was used as a last resort, after other investigative avenues were exhausted.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Researchers, educators, and policymakers questioned whether broadcasting encouraged juvenile delinquency, weakened family relationships, and gave governments and media organizations unprecedented influence over public opinion.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hochul, who weakened the state’s climate goals and signed off on new gas pipelines, is again an example.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Still, these legal battles and the year of strikes drained the UMWA financially.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The soil is just as dense, heavy, and poorly drained as ever.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Definition of drained

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“Gelded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelded. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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