cas´trat|er

cas´trat|er
cas|trate «KAS trayt», verb, -trat|ed, -trat|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay.
2. Figurative. to mutilate or expurgate.
–n.
a castrated animal or person: »

A castrate is more docile than the normal of the species (Scientific American).

╂[< Latin castrāre (with English -ate1]
–cas´trat|er, noun.
–cas|tra´tion, noun.

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  • cas|tra´tion — cas|trate «KAS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay …   Useful english dictionary

  • cas|trate — «KAS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay …   Useful english dictionary

  • trat — cas·trat·er; fen·es·trat·ed; flus·trat·ed; frus·trat·er; frus·trat·ing·ly; il·lus·trat·able; mag·is·trat·i·cal; ros·trat·ed; tar·trat·ed; ti·trat·able; trat·to·ria; nos·trat·ic; trat·tle; con·cen·trat·ed·ly; cul·trat·ed; haus·trat·ed;… …   English syllables

  • cas — an·ti·dor·cas; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; be·cas·sine; bras·si·cas·ter·ol; bu·dor·cas; ca·ra·cas; cas; cas·al·ty; cas·a·no·va; cas·bah; cas·ca·bel; cas·ca·di·an; cas·ca·do; cas·ca·du·ra; cas·ca·lo·te; cas·cara; cas·ca·ril·la; cas·ca·ron; cas·ca·vel;… …   English syllables

  • castrater — cas·trat·er …   English syllables

  • castrat — cas|trat Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • castrate — To remove the testicles or the ovaries. [L. castro, pp. atus, to deprive of generative power (male or female)] * * * cas·trate kas .trāt vt, cas·trat·ed; cas·trat·ing 1 a) to deprive of the testes: GELD b) to deprive of the ovaries: SPAY …   Medical dictionary

  • uncastrated — un•cas′trat•ed adj …   From formal English to slang

  • castrate — cas•trate [[t]ˈkæs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) srg to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld 2) srg to remove the ovaries of 3) psl to render impotent by psychological means, as disparagement 4) cvb to deprive of strength 5) cvb srg a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Ferenc List — Franz Liszt [ˈlist], im Ungarischen Liszt Ferencz[1], (* 22. Oktober 1811 in Raiding, damals Königreich Ungarn, heute Österreich (Burgenland); † 31. Juli 1886 in Bayreuth), war Komponist, Dirigent und einer der prominentesten Klaviervirtuosen des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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