castration

Noun
US[kas-trey-shuhn]/ˌkæˈstreɪʃən/3 syllables
Synonyms: emasculationexpurgation

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. neutering a male animal by removing the testiclesSynonyms: emasculationType of neutering, fixing
  2. surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)“bilateral castration results in sterilization”Type of operation, surgery
  3. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary workSynonyms: expurgationType of deletionKinds bowdlerization, bowdlerisation

Related words emasculate verb, neuter verb, castrate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cas·tra′tion noun

Origin: L. castratio; cf. F. castration.

The act of castrating.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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