cas·trate

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• 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|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´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 …   Useful english dictionary

• trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… …   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

• castrate — cas·trate …   English syllables

• 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

• castrate — cas|trate [ kæ,streıt ] verb transitive to remove the TESTICLES (=the pair of male sexual organs) of a man or animal ╾ cas|tra|tion noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• castrate — cas|trate [kæˈstreıt US ˈkæstreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of castrare] to remove the ↑testicles of a male animal or a man >castration [kæˈstreıʃən] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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