castration
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1. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | deletion, |
| definition | : | the act of deleting something written or printed (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, |
| definition | : | the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent (noun.act) |
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) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
3. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles (noun.act)
4. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten, |
| definition | : | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change) |
5. surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) (noun.act)
6. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles (noun.act)
| derivation | : | castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, |
| definition | : | remove the testicles of a male animal (verb.body) |
7. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten, |
| definition | : | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change) |
8. surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) (noun.act)
9. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles (noun.act)
| derivation | : | castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, |
| definition | : | remove the testicles of a male animal (verb.body) |
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