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v. - Remove the ovaries of; Remove the testicles of a male animal; Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; Deprive of strength or vigor.

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Usage examples (31)
  • Ellen lay out for me every way that she had seen me "castrate" men, or knew that I had by the result.
  • Further yet, he has astonishingly wondered aloud if she (Pelosi) would "castrate" House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
  • Catholics and Baptists don't "castrate", stone, "honor kill", or deny women entry into
  • Expenses purge will 'castrate' Parliament warns Labour veteran as MPs 'wives launch High Court bid ...
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