v.
Pronunciation: ' kas- ˌ tr ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: cas · trat · ed ; cas · trat · ing
Etymology: Latin castratus, past participle of castrare; akin to Greek keazein to split, Sanskrit ś asati he slaughters
Date: 1554
1 : to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means
2 a : to deprive of the testes : GELD b : to deprive of the ovaries : SPAY
– castrate noun
– cas · tra · tion \ kas- ' tr ā -sh ə n \ noun
– cas · tra · tor \ - ˌ tr ā -t ə r \ noun
– cas · tra · to · ry \ ' kas-tr ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective