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Castration

The act of castrating.

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Altering 76% connected

of Alter

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Deletion 76% connected

Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Operation 76% connected

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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Surgery 76% connected

The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of t…

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Castrate 74% connected

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Castrate 74% connected

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

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Emasculate 74% connected

To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.

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Emasculate 74% connected

To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.

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Neuter 74% connected

Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

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Neuter 74% connected

Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

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Emasculation 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Expurgation 92% connected

The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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