as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel
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Recent Examples of castrate
In 1952, Turing was prosecuted for homosexual acts, a criminal offense at the time, and chose to be chemically castrated instead of serving prison time.
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Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the memorandum and witness testimony, Clark attempted to castrate herself in her cell.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
One feminist labeled him a pervert; another threatened to castrate him.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
Herders also castrate their domestic animals to keep them from fighting with other animals in the herd or attacking humans.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the memorandum and witness testimony, Clark attempted to castrate herself in her cell.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
One feminist labeled him a pervert; another threatened to castrate him.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
Herders also castrate their domestic animals to keep them from fighting with other animals in the herd or attacking humans.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for castrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castrate
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Without this context, the accuracy of risk assessments is undermined.—
Philip Caldwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2025
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Many businesses are unaware of the extent to which artificially inflated OTP traffic undermines their operations due to the sheer complexities and inherent risks of telecommunication.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk, one of Trump’s confidants, has already met with Iran’s UN ambassador; now that Israel has weakened Tehran and pummeled its proxies in the Middle East, a diplomatic breakthrough may be achievable.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The widening yield differentials between Chinese and U.S. sovereign bonds could risk encouraging capital outflows and put further pressure on the yuan that has been weakening against the greenback.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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Cornell said the next step is to drain the New Glenn rocket of its fuel.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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And, if more private schools did open in rural areas, that would drain enrollment from public schools that often served as centers of the community.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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The agency recommended residents wear N95 or P100 masks if outside for long periods.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Sara arrived home just before 9 p.m., and Lyons was allegedly waiting outside wearing a motorcycle helmet, according to the woman who gave Sara a ride home, Mahomet police show.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2025
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While Valverde was brought off in the 74th minute of the Super Cup semi final win against Mallorca on Thursday, Bellingham was seen going to the turf exhausted on more than one occasion and touching the back of his legs.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Newcombe admitted to being exhausted, exhilarated and determined.—
Cindy Shmerler,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Castrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castrate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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