Castrate — Cas trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castrating}.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castrate — [kas′trāt΄] vt. castrated, castrating [< L castratus, pp. of castrare, to castrate, prune: for IE base see CASTE] 1. a) to remove the testicles of; emasculate; geld b) Rare to remove the ovaries of; spay 2. to deprive of essential virility,… … English World dictionary
castrate — (v.) 1610s (implied in castrated), back formation from CASTRATION (Cf. castration) (q.v.). The figurative sense is attested earlier (1550s). Related: Castrating … Etymology dictionary
castrate — *sterilize, spay, emasculate, alter, mutilate, geld, caponize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
castrate — [v] remove sexual organs alter, asexualize, caponize, change, cut, deprive of virility, desexualize, emasculate, eunuchize, fix, geld, mutilate, neuter, spay, sterilize, unsex; concept 310 … New thesaurus
castrate — ► VERB 1) remove the testicles of. 2) deprive of power or vigour. DERIVATIVES castration noun castrator noun. ORIGIN Latin castrare … English terms dictionary
castrate — [[t]kæstre͟ɪt, AM kæ̱streɪt[/t]] castrates, castrating, castrated VERB To castrate a male animal or a man means to remove his testicles. [V n] In the ancient world, it was probably rare to castrate a dog or cat. [V ed] ...a castrated male horse.… … English dictionary
castrate — UK [kæˈstreɪt] / US [ˈkæˌstreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms castrate : present tense I/you/we/they castrate he/she/it castrates present participle castrating past tense castrated past participle castrated to remove the testicles (= the pair of… … English dictionary
castrate — neuter eu ter, v. t. To render incapable of sexual reproduction; to remove or alter the sexual organs so as to make infertile; to alter; to fix; to desex; in male animals, to {castrate}; in female animals, to {spay}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castrate — transitive verb (castrated; castrating) Etymology: Latin castratus, past participle of castrare; akin to Greek keazein to split, Sanskrit śasati he slaughters Date: 1554 1. to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psy … New Collegiate Dictionary
