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Definition of castrate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

castrate

verb

NAmE//ˈkæstreɪt//

castrate somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they castrate

he / she / it castrates

past simple castrated

-ing form castrating

to remove the testicles of a male animal or person

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castration

NAmE//kæˈstreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See castrate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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