cas·trate [kas-treyt]
verb (used with object), cas·trat·ed, cas·trat·ing.
1. to remove the testes of a person, animal, etc.
2. to remove the ovaries of.
3. to weaken, make useless, or deprive of strength.
4. to make impotent.
noun
5. a person or animal that has been castrated.
Origin[]
1605-15; < Latin castrātus past participle of castrāre to geld, equivalent to castr- geld + -ātus -ate1
Synonyms[]
1. geld, emasculate, unsex.
4. sterile.