01 v. t. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
imp. & p. p.
Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Castrating
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1.
To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
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2.
To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.“My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places.” — Spectator.