Medical Dictionary

1castrate

vt cas·trate \ˈkas-ˌtrāt\
cas·trat·edcas·trat·ing

Medical Definition of CASTRATE

1
a :  to deprive of the testes :  geld b :  to deprive of the ovaries :  spay
2
:  to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means <uses these ideas…as an instrument to castrate and destroy him—Harold Clurman>
cas·trat·er or cas·tra·tor \-ər\ noun
cas·tra·tion \kas-ˈtrā-shən\ noun
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