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Castrate
Castrate Cas"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 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.
Castrated
Castrate Cas"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 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.
Castrating
Castrate Cas"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 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.
Castration
Castration Cas*tra"tion, n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.] The act of castrating.
Castrato
Castrato Cas*tra"to, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.] A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. --Swift.
Semicastrate
Semicastrate Sem`i*cas"trate, v. t. To deprive of one testicle. -- Sem`i*cas*tra"tion,n.
Semicastration
Semicastrate Sem`i*cas"trate, v. t. To deprive of one testicle. -- Sem`i*cas*tra"tion,n.

Meaning of CASTRA from wikipedia

- castrum (pl.: castra) was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form castrum meant 'fort', while the plural form castra meant 'camp'....
- Castra Praetoria were the ancient barracks (castra) of the Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the barracks were...
- Cedonia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. List of castra Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today...
- The Castra Peregrina ("camp of the strangers") was a castrum (a military barracks) in Rome situated on the Caelian Hill. It was occupied by various military...
- Castra (Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa. The largest...
- Castra of Sânpaul may refer to: Castra of Sânpaul (Harghita), a fort in Dacia Castra of Sânpaul (Mureș), a fort in Dacia This disambiguation page lists...
- defensive frontier system of the Moesian Limes along the Danube. List of castra Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castra Albana. The Castra Albana [ˈkastra alˈbaːna] was an ancient Roman legionary fortress of the Legio II Parthica...
- Castra of Duleu may refer to: Castra of Duleu - Odăi, a fort in the Roman province of Dacia Castra of Duleu - Cornet cetate, a fort in the Roman province...
- Upper Castra. The word castra is meant as "camp" in this context, and Upper Castra is so named because it is further inland from Castra. Upper Castra was...