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castrate
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castrate /cas·trate/ (kas´trāt)
1. to deprive of the gonads, rendering the individual incapable of reproduction.
2. a castrated individual.

cas·trate (kstrt)
v.
1. To remove the testicles of a male; emasculate.
2. To remove the ovaries of a female; spay.

castrate
1. to deprive of the gonads, rendering the animal incapable of reproduction.
2. a castrated animal.
The strictly correct usage of the word is to apply it to animals of both sexes. Common usage is to restrict its use to the male.


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