CASTRATE


Meaning of CASTRATE in English

■ verb ka'streɪt remove the testicles of (a man or male animal).

■ noun 'kastreɪt a ~d man or male animal.

Derivatives

castration noun

castrator noun

Origin

C16 (earlier (ME) as castration ): from L. castrare .

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