castrate

tr.v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.

1. To remove the testicles of (a male); geld or emasculate.
2. To remove the ovaries of (a female); spay.
3. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.

n.
An individual who is incapable of reproduction as a result of removal, destruction, or inactivation of the gonads.

[Latin castrāre, castrāt-.]

castrater cas'trat·er or cas'tra·tor n.
castration cas·tra'tion n.

verb

To render incapable of reproducing sexually: alter, fix, geld, neuter, spay, sterilize, unsex. See reproduction/barrenness, rich/poor.

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.

Castration can symbolize repulsion to or inadequacy of sexual expression and fear of losing oneself in the sexual act. It sometimes indicates deep guilt, and sometimes fear of either growing up or growing old. Castration also symbolizes feelings of emasculation and impotence.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kastrere
n. - kastrat

Nederlands (Dutch)
castreren, verzwakken

Français (French)
v. tr. - castrer, (fig) expurger
n. - castration

Deutsch (German)
v. - kastrieren, verschneiden, beschneiden, (Psych.) kastrieren, schwächen
n. - Kastrat

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευνουχίζω, μουνουχίζω, (μτφ.) αποδυναμώνω

Italiano (Italian)
castrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - capar, castrar

Русский (Russian)
кастрировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - castrar, emascular
n. - persona o animal castrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kastrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阉割, 删除, 将去势, 被阉割的人或动物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 閹割, 刪除, 將去勢
n. - 被閹割的人或動物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 거세하다, 책을 삭제 또는 정정하다
n. - 거세된 동물, 거세된 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 削除訂正する, 去勢する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخصي, خصى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סירס, עיקר, סילק אנרגיה, הפך לחסר און מיני באמצעים פסיכולוגיים‬
n. - ‮סריס‬

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