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CASTRATING Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word castrating. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word castrating. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CASTRATING

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gelding
nounn
noun

• castrated male horse

neutering
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sterilization of an animal

emasculating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having unsuitable feminine qualities

verb

• deprive of strength or vigor

• remove the testicles of a male animal

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

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

geld
verbv
verb

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

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

sterilize
verbv
verb

• make free from bacteria

• make infertile

Best Hypernyms For CASTRATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for castrating, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
desex desexualise desexualize fix sterilise sterilize unsex abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten man reduce shorten weaken
Phrases (1)
adult male

Alternatives for GELDING

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