Hyphenation of castrate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word castrate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cas-trate

Definitions of castrate:

1.	A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction Eunuchs guarded the harem
2.	Deprive of strength or vigor The Senate emasculated the law
3.	Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Bowdlerize a novel
4.	Remove the testicles of a male animal
5.	Remove the ovaries of Is your cat spayed?

Synonyms of castrate:

noun	eunuch, man, adult male
verb	emasculate, weaken
verb	bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
verb	emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
verb	alter, neuter, spay, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix

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