eunuchate
eunuchate verb: to make a eunuch of; to castrate (a man).
Verb
eunuchate (third-person singular simple present eunuchates, present participle eunuchating, simple past and past participle eunuchated)
- To make a eunuch of; to castrate (a man).
- That camphire eunuchates or begets in men an impotency unto venery, observation will hardly confirm; and we have found it to fail in cocks and hens, though given for many daies; which was a more favourable triall then that of Scaliger, when he gave it unto a bitch that was proud.1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia epidemica
- I have enveavored to show, neither do they condemn Polygamy, Eunuchating, the Metempsychosis, and I might have added, the atrocious cruelties of the ancient Circus or Amphetheater, though St. Paul obtains some of his most striking Metaphors from that source.1863, Vindex, Rattlesnakes and Copperheads: Or, Rhymes for the Times
Forms of eunuchate
| third-person singular present | eunuchates |
|---|---|
| present participle | eunuchating |
| past participle | eunuchated |
| past | eunuchated |
Origin of eunuchate
Latin eunuchatus, perfect participle of eunucho.
Questions about eunuchate
- What does eunuchate mean?
- Eunuchate means to make a eunuch of; to castrate (a man).
- What part of speech is eunuchate?
- Eunuchate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of eunuchate?
- The past tense of eunuchate is eunuchated.
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