castreren

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === castreeren (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch castreren, from Latin castrō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɑsˈtreː.rə(n)/, /ˌkɑˈstreː.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: cas‧tre‧ren Rhymes: -eːrən === Verb === castreren (transitive) to castrate, to neuter (remove the testicles of) (transitive, by extension) to remove the female genitals, or even a plant's stamen (transitive) to emasculate, to reduce to a lesser, weaker state ('less balls') (transitive) to remove contentious material (from a text, film, etc.); to censor, to bowdlerize, to redact (reflexive) to mutilate oneself, physically or otherwise ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== castraat castratie