1. (

• emasculate ,
• castrate ,

) deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" ;

2. (

• bowdlerize ,
• bowdlerise ,
• expurgate ,
• castrate ,
• shorten ,

) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" ;

3. (

• emasculate ,
• castrate ,
• demasculinize ,
• demasculinise

) remove the testicles of a male animal ;

4. (

• alter ,
• neuter ,
• spay ,
• castrate ,

) remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" ;