castrate
cas.trate \'kas-.tra-t\ \ka-'stra--sh*n\ vt [L castratus, pp. of castrate; akin to Skt s'asati he cuts] to pieces 1a: to deprive of the testes : GELD 1b: to deprive of the ovaries : SPAY 2: to deprive of vitality or effect : EMASCULATE - castrate n