noun
1. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
• Syn: ↑emasculation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑emasculate (for: ↑emasculation), ↑castrate
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)
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bilateral castration results in sterilization
• Derivationally related forms: ↑castrate
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
3. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
• Syn: ↑expurgation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑castrate, ↑expurgate (for: ↑expurgation)
• Hypernyms: ↑deletion
• Hyponyms: ↑bowdlerization, ↑bowdlerisation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.