Pet owners sometimes castrate male animals to make them more docile.
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Castrate
/ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/
Synonyms for "castrate" (115 found)
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Verb(10 words)
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25 entriesabbreviateabridgeadult maleanimalchemical sterilizationcontractcutdesexdesexualisedesexualizedisablefixforeshortenlivestockmanoccupational role
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16 entriesbarrowbutchercastrate debatecurtail initiativedrug therapyemasculate budgetfarmergelded horsehormone treatmentorchidectomyorchiectomyoxsteerstockmansuppress dissentveterinarian
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11 entriescastrated animalcastration methodcastration procedurechemical castrationlivestock castrationneutering procedureorchiectomy proceduresurgical castrationtesticular removaluncastrated animalveterinary castration
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Farmers usually castrate male piglets to prevent them from accumulating a bad taste known as "boar taint." This is often done without anesthetics.
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Don't castrate kids with puberty blockers.
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The castrate voice had a strange power not duplicated by soprano or countertenor.
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