Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: castration
IPA transcription: [k,æstɹ'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: expurgation, castration
    Meaning: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
  • Synonyms: castration
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: castration, emasculation
    Meaning: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
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