Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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castrate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
castration | Yes | No | No | No |
castrate (noun) | castration (noun) |
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a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | neutering a male animal by removing the testicles |
surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) | |
the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work |
castrate (verb) | castration (verb) |
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remove the testicles of a male animal | |
remove the ovaries of | |
deprive of strength or vigor | |
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |