English → Latin
“castrate” in Latin
excidōto fall out, from or down, tumble to the ground, collapse, break down, drop; to fall out or from involuntarily, slip outexsecōto cut off or out; to castrate, geld
The English word castrate itself goes back to Latin castrō, through castrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
castrate
virilitatem alicui adimere, excidere, or exsecare. Vid: Castrare, evirare, eunuchare, belong rather to the language of low comedy.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for castrate?
- The usual Latin words for “castrate” are excidō, exsecō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.