CASTRATE Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word castrate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CASTRATE
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emasculate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having unsuitable feminine qualities verb • deprive of strength or vigor • remove the testicles of a male animal | ||||||||
neuter | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • neither male nor female (of grammatical gender) noun • a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) adjective satellite • having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs verb • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
spay | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
geld | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
sterilize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make free from bacteria • make infertile | ||||||||
alter | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • make an alteration to • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
bowdlerise | verbv | |||||||
verb • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
bowdlerize | verbv | |||||||
verb • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
demasculinise | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the testicles of a male animal | ||||||||
demasculinize | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the testicles of a male animal | ||||||||
expurgate | verbv | |||||||
verb • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
shorten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |