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emasculate
To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
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  1. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
  2. To deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by removing the testicles; castrate; geld
  3. To destroy the strength or force of; weaken
sterilize
(Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
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  1. (Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
  2. To make free of living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action
  3. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
desex
To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of; neuter.
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  1. To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of; neuter.
  2. To suppress or lessen the sexual characteristics of
  3. To remove the sex organs of
mutilate
To damage or mar (an object):
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  1. To damage or mar (an object):
  2. To cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal)
  3. To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts.
cut
To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
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  1. To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  2. To form or shape by severing or incising:
  3. To perform:
spay
To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
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  1. To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
  2. To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal).
geld
To deprive of anything essential; weaken
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  1. To deprive of anything essential; weaken
  2. To castrate a horse or other similar animal.
  3. To castrate (a horse, for example).
neuter
To castrate or spay.
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  1. To castrate or spay.
  2. To render ineffective or powerless:
  3. To castrate or spay (an animal)
unman
To deprive of men or personnel
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  1. To deprive of men or personnel
  2. To deprive of manly courage, nerve, self-confidence, etc.
  3. To take away characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, such as courage or strength:
steer
(Intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
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  1. (Intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
  2. To follow or move in a set course.
  3. (Intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
caponize
To castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use
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  1. To castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use
alter
To change or make different; modify:
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  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To become different; change; vary
  3. To resew parts of (a garment) for a better fit
fix
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
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  1. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  2. To put into a stable or unalterable form:
  3. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
alter
To change or make different; modify:
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  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To become different; change; vary
  3. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
fix
To assign; attribute:
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  1. To assign; attribute:
  2. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
  3. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
geld
To castrate a horse or other similar animal.
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  1. To castrate a horse or other similar animal.
  2. To deprive of anything essential; weaken
  3. To castrate (a horse, for example).
neuter
To castrate or spay.
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  1. To castrate or spay.
  2. To render ineffective or powerless:
  3. To castrate or spay (an animal)
spay
To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
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  1. To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
  2. To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal).
sterilize
(Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
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  1. (Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
  2. To make free of living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action
  3. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
unsex
To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
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  1. To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
  2. To deprive of sexual power
  3. To deprive of the qualities considered characteristic of one's sex; esp., to make unwomanly
Find another word for castrate. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for castrate, like: emasculate, sterilize, asexualize, desex, mutilate, cut, spay, geld, neuter, unman and steer.

Sentence Examples

  • He found it both amusing and a bit disconcerting that both Sidwell women's initial reaction was to castrate him.

  • These organisms live in cockles, oysters and other lamellibranchs and they so affect the gonads of these molluscs as to castrate and sterilize their host.

  • Gaia convinced Cronus to castrate Uranus.

  • For his terrible deeds, Gaia asked her son Cronus to castrate Uranus.

  • castrate opposition.

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