castration vs castrate

castration and castrate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
castration	Yes	No	No	No
castrate	Yes	No	Yes	No

castration (noun)	castrate (noun)
neutering a male animal by removing the testicles	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
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

castration (verb)	castrate (verb)
	remove the testicles of a male animal
	remove the ovaries of
	deprive of strength or vigor
	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate