castrate

Noun

• a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
  • eunuchs guarded the harem
    

Verb

• remove the ovaries of
  • Is your cat spayed?
    

• remove the testicles of a male animal

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  • bowdlerize a novel
    

• deprive of strength or vigor
  • The Senate emasculated the law
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  eunuch , alter , neuter , spay , emasculate , demasculinize , demasculinise , bowdlerize , bowdlerise , expurgate , shorten