castrated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb deprive of strength or vigor
   emasculate; castrate.
   
   • The Senate emasculated the law
2. verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
   bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
   
   • bowdlerize a novel
3. verb remove the testicles of a male animal
   emasculate; demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
   
4. verb remove the ovaries of
   castrate; spay; alter; neuter.
   
   • Is your cat spayed?
5. adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
   unsexed.
   

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