castreren

• castreeren (obsolete spelling)

From Middle Dutch castreren, from Latin castrō.

• IPA^(key): /kɑsˈtreːrə(n)/

• castreren

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castreren

1. (transitive) to castrate, neuter (remove the testicles of)
2. (transitive, by extension) to remove the female genitals, or even a plant's stamen
3. (transitive) to emasculate, reduce to a lesser, weaker state ('less balls')
4. (transitive) to remove contentious material (from a text, film, etc.); to censor, to bowdlerize, to redact
5. (reflexive) to mutilate oneself, physically or otherwise

• castraat
• castratie