Synonyms of castrate

castrate

verb

ˈka-ˌstrāt 

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermine
• weaken
• drain
• wear
• exhaust
• petrify
• lobotomize
• devitalize
• enervate
• dehydrate
• geld
• deaden
• desiccate
• dampen
• discourage
• damp
• debilitate
• wear out
• enfeeble
• burn out
• sap
• tucker (out)
• demoralize
• dishearten
• fatigue
• daunt
• dispirit
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulate
• energize
• stir
• rouse
• invigorate
• quicken
• arouse
• enliven
• brace
• vitalize
• vivify
• provoke
• charge
• galvanize
• electrify
• incite
• trigger
• excite
• instigate
• inflame
• lift
• foment
• inspire
• fire
• ferment
• whip (up)
• fortify
• revive
• cheer
• abet
• spark
• embolden
• boost
• resurrect
• kindle
• renew
• resuscitate
• hearten
• revitalize
• buoy
• reanimate
• regenerate
• reactivate
• enflame
• reawaken
• rejuvenate
• refresh
• rekindle
• recharge
• reenergize
• reawake

Examples of castrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mira had castrated many horses, dogs and cats, but this was different from the usual neutering. —Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024

He was beaten and castrated and thrown into the local river. —Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 20 June 2024

The men trudge their way to a professional kitchen, weighed down by the fear that cooking a meal will emasculate them or someone will ask them to castrate themselves before serving their manhood up on a platter. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024

Making light of violence against women is part of her act, castrating its power, denaturing the sting. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024