Castrate

  • 101bowdlerise — verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate bowdlerize a novel • Syn: ↑bowdlerize, ↑expurgate, ↑castrate, ↑shorten • Derivationally related forms: ↑castration ( …

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  • 102encastre — äⁿkȧstrā adjective Etymology: French encastré, past participle of encastrer to embed, fit into a recess, from Italian incastrare, from Late Latin, from Latin in + castrare to trim, cut off, castrate more at castrate : built in at the supports an …

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  • 103geld´er — geld1 «gehld», transitive verb, geld|ed or gelt, geld|ing. to remove the male glands of (a horse or other animal); castrate. ╂[< Scandinavian (Old Icelandic gelda castrate < geldr …

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  • 104Capon — Ca pon (k[=a] p n or k[=a] p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. ka pwn akin to ko ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate. Cf. {Comma}.] A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded… …

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  • 105Capon — Ca pon, v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106Caponize — Ca pon*ize, v. t. To castrate, as a fowl. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 107Castrato — Cas*tra to, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See {Castrate}.] A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 108Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 109Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 110Cutting — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …

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