castration

cas•trate v. [~ + object], -trat•ed, -trat•ing.

Surgeryto remove the testes of; emasculate:The veterinarian castrated the two bulls.
to weaken;
remove the strength of:The budget cuts only serve to castrate any future projects.

cas•tra•tion n. [uncountable]punishes rapists with castration.[countable]The doctor had finished the castrations on the herd by midday.

cas•trate v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing, n.
v.t.

Surgeryto remove the testes of;
emasculate;
geld.
Surgeryto remove the ovaries of.
Psychologyto render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity.
to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency;
weaken:Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated.

Latin castrātus past participle of castrāre to geld, equivalent. to castr- geld + -ātus -ate¹
1605–15

cas•tra′tion, n.
cas′tra•tor, n.

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