castreren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• castreeren (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch castreren, from Latin castrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑsˈtreː.rə(n)/, /ˌkɑˈstreː.rə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: cas‧tre‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

castreren

1. (transitive) to castrate, to neuter (remove the testicles of)
2. (transitive, by extension) to remove the female genitals, or even a plant's stamen
3. (transitive) to emasculate, to reduce to a lesser, weaker state ('less balls')
4. (transitive) to remove contentious material (from a text, film, etc.); to censor, to bowdlerize, to redact
5. (reflexive) to mutilate oneself, physically or otherwise

Conjugation

Conjugation of castreren (weak)
infinitive	castreren
past singular	castreerde
past participle	gecastreerd
infinitive	castreren
gerund	castreren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	castreer	castreerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	castreert, castreer2	castreerde
2nd person sing. (u)	castreert	castreerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	castreert	castreerde
3rd person singular	castreert	castreerde
plural	castreren	castreerden
subjunctive sing.1	castrere	castreerde
subjunctive plur.1	castreren	castreerden
imperative sing.	castreer
imperative plur.1	castreert
participles	castrerend	gecastreerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• castraat
• castratie