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Narrower term 3

Castration 76% connected

The act of castrating.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Emasculation 76% connected

The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Spaying 76% connected

of Spay

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 1

Sterilization 76% connected

The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Spay 74% connected

To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Spay 74% connected

To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Fixing 92% connected

of Fix

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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