v. t.
My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. deprived of reproductive organs or sexual attributes.
n. [ L. castratio; cf. F. castration. ] The act of castrating. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖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. [ 1913 Webster ]