castration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
noun surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

From castrate + -ion.

The Latin literature of the silver and bronze ages contains many references to castration. — The Satyricon — Complete, Petronius Arbiter
He forbad the castration of males; and reduced the price of the eunuchs who were still left in the hands of the dealers in slaves. — The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete, Suetonius
England had had a nose-bleed, France a temporary castration, and the president of the United States was walking around in Paris in an immaculate frock-coat and a high silk hat. — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht

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