[cas.trate] vt cas.trat.ed ; cas.trat.ing [L castratus, pp. of castrare; akin to Gk keazein to split, Skt sasati he slaughters] (1609) 1 a: to deprive of the testes: geld b: to deprive of the ovaries: spay
2: to render impotent or deprive of vitality esp. by psychological means -- castrate n -- cas.tra.tion n -- cas.tra.tor n -- cas.tra.to.ry adj