Castration

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*1. The act of removing testicles or ovaries, or depriving one of verility or spirit
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*1. The act of removing testicles or ovaries, or depriving one of virility or spirit
 
*2. Emasculation
 
*2. Emasculation
  

Revision as of 12:47, 20 September 2006

Definition

cas·trate

tr.v. cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing, cas·trates

  • 1. To remove the testicles of (a male); geld or emasculate.
  • 2. To remove the ovaries of (a female); spay.
  • 3. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.

n.

  • An individual who is incapable of reproduction as a result of removal, destruction, or inactivation of the gonads.



cas·tra·tion n.

  • 1. The act of removing testicles or ovaries, or depriving one of virility or spirit
  • 2. Emasculation

See also

References

  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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