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castrate.

A castrated man; a eunuch.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kæsˈtɹeɪt/UK/ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/General-American
  1. A castrated man; a eunuch.

Where this word comes from

Likely from an unattested sense of Middle English castrat (“(adjective) castrated; (noun) a castrated animal”), substantivized borrowing of Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of castrō (“to prune, amputate, castrate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)).

verb/ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/UK/kæsˈtɹeɪt/UK/ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/General-American
  1. To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

    transitive
  2. To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

    transitive · uncommon
  3. To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin castrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Displaced native geld in its broader sense.

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