CASTRATE

castrate. Castrate, v.t. to geld, make imperfect, lop away

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Cas″trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [[L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. çastra knife.]] 1. 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
2. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. Spectator.