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   castrate

   /kaˈstreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. remove the testicles of (a male animal or man).
   • ▪ deprive of power, vitality, or vigour: "a restrictive classicism would have castrated England's literature"

   noun

   • 1. a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed: "young human castrates, or eunuchs"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier (Middle English) as castration): from Latin castrare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. castrator noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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