Another word for castrate
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Verb
To render incapable of reproducing sexually
- To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
- To castrate.
- To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
- To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
- To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.
- To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal).
- Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
- Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs.
- Having undeveloped or nonfunctional sexual organs:
- To castrate (a horse, for example).
- To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
- To correct or set right; adjust:
- To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
- To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:
- To change or make different; modify:
- To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
- To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
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Another word for castrate
Verb
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- To correct or set right; adjust:
- To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
- To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:
- To change or make different; modify:
- To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
- To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
- To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel:
- To set and follow (a course):
- To direct the course of:
- To take away characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, such as courage or strength:
- To take away virility from; emasculate:
- Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
- Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs.
- Having undeveloped or nonfunctional sexual organs:
- To castrate (a horse, for example).
- To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
- To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal).
- To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
- To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
- To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:
- To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts.
- To damage or mar (an object):
- To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of; neuter.
- To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
- To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
- To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.
- To castrate.
- To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
- Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor.
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