Castrate vs. Sterilize

Castratenoun

A castrated man; a eunuch.

Castrateverb

(transitive) To remove the testicles of an animal.

Castrateverb

(transitive) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

Castrateverb

To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Castrateverb

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

Castrateverb

To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.

Castratenoun

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction;

Castrateverb

deprive of strength or vigor;

Castrateverb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;

Castrateverb

remove the testicles of a male animal

Castrateverb

remove the ovaries of;

Castrateverb

remove the testicles of (a male animal or man).

Castrateverb

deprive of power, vitality, or vigour

Castratenoun

a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed

Sterilizeverb

To deprive of the ability to procreate.

Sterilizeverb

To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.

Sterilizeverb

(biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.

Sterilizeverb

To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility.

Sterilizeverb

To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.

Sterilizeverb

To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture) or on (a medical instrument), as by heat, so as to prevent contamination by bacteria or other organisms. A common method of sterilization in laboratories and medical facilities is to heat a liquid sample or an instrument in an autoclave.

Sterilizeverb

To destroy all spores or germs on (a surface) by wetting with an antiseptic liquid, such as an alcoholic solution.

Sterilizeverb

make free from bacteria

Sterilizeverb

make infertile;

Sterilizeverb

make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms

Sterilizeverb

deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs

Sterilizeverb

make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life