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/kˈæstrˌeɪt/ Listen

verb

Castrate v. t. (past & past part. castrated; pres. part. castrating)

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. "My... correspondent... has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Castrate" Quotes from Famous Books

... punished by whipping, so that they may not get the habit. On rainy days their kennels should be bedded with leaves or grass, for two reasons: that they may not soil themselves or suffer from cold. Some castrate their puppies thinking them less likely to leave the flock, but others do not, thinking that the operation makes them less fierce. Some rub their ears and between their toes with a suffusion of bitter almonds steeped in water ...

— Roman Farm Management - The Treatises Of Cato And Varro • Marcus Porcius Cato

... operation is performed varies in the different species. The colt is usually castrated when he is one year old, and the calf, pig and lamb when a few weeks or a few months of age. It is not advisable to castrate the young at weaning time. The operation and the weaning together may temporarily check the growth of the animal. Colts that are undeveloped and in poor flesh, or affected with colt distemper, should be allowed to recover ...

— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.