Word

castrate, v.
(castrated, castrates, castrating)

remove the ovaries of
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alter castrate neuter spay

sample sentences

"Is your cat spayed?"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

neutering neuter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spaying

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

castration neutering

semantic pointers

hypernym

fix, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise

hyponym

defeminize, defeminise

remove the testicles of a male animal
<verb.body>

castrate demasculinise demasculinize emasculate

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

emasculation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

castration castrate

semantic pointers

hypernym

fix, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise

hyponym

caponize, caponise geld, cut

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
<verb.change>

bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate expurgate shorten

sample sentences

"bowdlerize a novel"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bowdlerization bowdlerization bowdlerizer

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derivationally related form

bowdlerisation bowdlerisation bowdleriser Bowdler

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derivationally related form

expurgation expurgator

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derivationally related form

castration

semantic pointers

hypernym

shorten, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce

deprive of strength or vigor
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

castrate emasculate

sample sentences

"The Senate emasculated the law"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

emasculation

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken