castrated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deprive of strength or vigor
    emasculate; castrate.
    • The Senate emasculated the law
  2. verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
    • bowdlerize a novel
  3. verb remove the testicles of a male animal
    emasculate; demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
  4. verb remove the ovaries of
    castrate; spay; alter; neuter.
    • Is your cat spayed?
  5. adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
    unsexed.

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