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去勢 — meaning in English

kyosei

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English meaning

  • castrate verb To surgically remove the testicles (or, in females, the ovaries) of an animal or person.
  • castration noun The surgical removal of the testicles.

Senses

去勢 is used for these senses in English:

  • castrate (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
  • castration (surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
  • castration (figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
  • castrative Causing (the effects of) castration.

castrate — full definition

  1. verb To surgically remove the testicles (or, in females, the ovaries) of an animal or person.
  2. verb To weaken something drastically, stripping it of its power or effectiveness.

castration — full definition

  1. noun The surgical removal of the testicles.
  2. noun Figuratively, the act of stripping someone or something of power or authority.

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