contract vs castrate

contract and castrate both are nouns.

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

As verbs, castrate is a hyponym of contract; that is, castrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contract:

Other hyponyms of contract include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, concentrate, condense, digest.

contract (noun)	castrate (noun)
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

contract (verb)	castrate (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness	remove the testicles of a male animal
make or become more narrow or restricted	remove the ovaries of
become smaller or draw together	deprive of strength or vigor
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
compress or concentrate
enter into a contractual arrangement
make smaller
squeeze or press together
engage by written agreement