castrate
Surgically remove gonads
To castrate a male animal or human is to remove or destroy the testicles, eliminating the ability to reproduce and drastically reducing testosterone.
The practice has been applied to livestock for centuries to make animals more docile and improve meat quality, and historically to humans to create eunuchs or as punishment.
Castrate also works figuratively: to castrate a proposal or argument is to strip it of force or effectiveness.
The committee castrated the bill before it reached the floor.
Reduce in strength
- disempowerRemove capacity to act
- diminishTo make smaller
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- defangRemove ability to harm
gut · water down · neuter · bowdlerize · censor · sanitize · expurgate · dilute
Eliminate all microorganisms
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- spaySterilize a female animal
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
- infertilityInability to reproduce
sterility · desexing · birth control · contraception · tubal ligation · ovariectomy · family planning · barrenness
Castrated male servant
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- concubineSecondary female partner
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
castrato · soprano · choir · guardian · chamberlain · ritual · punishment · captive
Steer before castration
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- coltImmature male equine
- ramAdult male sheep
lamb · boar · piglet · capon · rooster · gelding · steer · wether
Surgical testicle extraction
- orchidectomySurgical removal of testes
- gonadectomyExcision of sex glands
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
anesthesia · surgery · veterinarian · suture · sterile · procedure · recovery · ligation
weaken
Reduce in strength
- disempowerRemove capacity to act
- diminishTo make smaller
- undermineWeaken by stealth
defang · gut · water down · neuter · bowdlerize · censor · sanitize · expurgate · dilute · defuse
sterilize
Eliminate all microorganisms
infertility · sterility · desexing · birth control · contraception · tubal ligation · ovariectomy · family planning · barrenness · unfertile
eunuch
Castrated male servant
Byzantine · castrato · soprano · choir · guardian · chamberlain · ritual · punishment · captive · slave
bull
Steer before castration
ram · lamb · boar · piglet · capon · rooster · gelding · steer · wether · barrow
orchiectomy
Surgical testicle extraction
- orchidectomySurgical removal of testes
- gonadectomyExcision of sex glands
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
incision · anesthesia · surgery · veterinarian · suture · sterile · procedure · recovery · ligation · dissection
castratefertilize
Add nutrients to soil
inseminate · spay · impregnate · breed · regenerate
castrateempower
Grant authority or confidence
invigorate · energize · vitalize · strengthen · enliven
castraterestore
Return to earlier state
uncensor · uncut · unexpurgated · complete · unabridged
- castration anxietyDread of losing male organs
- chemical castrationHormone therapy eliminating fertility
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