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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This feels eerily similar to when Trump cut a deal with the Taliban while excluding the Afghan government—undermining their legitimacy and paving the way for disaster.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But the meeting itself provided legitimacy to far-right politicians pushing for a Christian state and undermined U.S. foreign policy, experts and officials said.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the bond market, Treasury yields fell after a report said sales at U.S. retailers weakened by much more last month than economists expected.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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His executive order, unless reversed by the courts, will encourage greater corruption in Latin America, hurting the region’s economies, weakening democratic institutions and making countries poorer.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The savvy used patronage to expand, not drain, their wealth.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Natural calamities—floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides—have also drained resources.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the United States waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s, the Supreme Court said a Des Moines high school could not prevent students from wearing black armbands in support of a truce.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet wore a black Bottega Veneta suit with a Cartier necklace that featured a panther pendant.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The bar does not take action in a case until the appeals process is exhausted, a spokesperson said.—
Gary Klien,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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