castrate

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A castrated man; a eunuch.
2. verb To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
3. verb To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
4. verb To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Similar words

eunuch demasculinize emasculate chimpanzee spado castrato spade gelder cavalier clipcock

Often followed by

the him and them a themselves male himself you

Word family

castrated castrater castraters castrates castrating castrator castrators castratory