castration

/kˌæstɹˈeɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
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)
   “bilateral castration results in sterilization”
3. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Synonyms for castration

• emasculation
• expurgation

Words that rhyme with castration

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