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Noun
S:
(n)
eunuch
,
castrate
(a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction)
"eunuchs guarded the harem"
Verb
S:
(v)
emasculate
,
castrate
(deprive of strength or vigor)
"The Senate emasculated the law"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
bowdlerize
,
bowdlerise
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expurgate
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castrate
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shorten
(edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate)
"bowdlerize a novel"
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
emasculate
,
castrate
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demasculinize
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demasculinise
(remove the testicles of a male animal)
S:
(v)
alter
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neuter
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spay
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castrate
(remove the ovaries of)
"Is your cat spayed?"