castration
/kæˈstreɪʃən/
noun
- The act of removing the testicles of a male animal or human.
- The castration of livestock was once a common practice on farms.
- The veterinarian performed a castration on the young stallion to make it calmer.
- In ancient times, castration was sometimes used as a punishment for certain crimes.
- The act of removing or destroying the power or effectiveness of something.
- The company's budget cuts led to the castration of its research department.
- Some artists feel that censorship is a form of creative castration.
- Critics accused the new law of being a castration of the original bill's intent.
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