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Meaning of 'castrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Castrate [ v. t.]
- To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
- To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.

Meaning of 'castrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . castrate [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
Example in sentence:
  • eunuchs guarded the harem
2 . castrate [ v]
Meaning (2):
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Example in sentence:
  • bowdlerize a novel
Meaning (3):
- remove the ovaries of
Example in sentence:
  • Is your cat spayed?
Meaning (4):
- deprive of strength or vigor
Example in sentence:
  • The Senate emasculated the law

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