Synonyms for castrate

Most common

neuter · spay · geld · shorten · expurgate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

2. v. 2

   To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

3. v. 3

   To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

4. n. 1

   A castrated man; a eunuch.

Related words

Word family

castrator castration

Forms

Plural

castrates → eunuchs…

Past participle

castrated
e.g. castrated → neutered, altered, gelt, spayed…

Example sentences

• neuter Russian nouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
• shorten High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fix¹

4 letters

spay¹, geld

5 letters

alter², unman

6 letters

neuter², eunuch²

7 letters

shorten²

9 letters

sterilize³, sterilise, expurgate

10 letters

emasculate⁴, bowdlerize, bowdlerise

13 letters

demasculinise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alter² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

castrer

Español

castrar