Synonyms of castration

Noun


1. castration, emasculation, neutering, fixing, altering

usage: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

2. castration, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

usage: 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. expurgation, castration, deletion

usage: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

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