Meaning
to castrate, neuter
- To surgically remove the testicles of a male animal or person; to neuter.
- Figuratively, to deprive of power, vitality, or effectiveness.
In a sentence
Il veterinario consiglia di castrare il cane entro l'anno.
The vet recommends neutering the dog within the year.
Hai già deciso quando far castrare il tuo gatto?
Have you already decided when to have your cat neutered?
Quella legge ha castrato ogni possibilità di innovazione.
That law crippled any possibility of innovation.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| castrare | infinitive |
| castro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| castri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| castra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| castriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| castrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| castrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| castravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| castravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| castrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| castravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| castravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| castravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| castrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| castrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| castrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| castrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| castraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| castrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| castrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| castrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| castrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| castreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| castrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| castreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| castri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| castri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| castri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| castriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| castriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| castrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| castrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| castrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| castrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| castrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| castraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| castrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| castrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| castreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| castrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| castreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| castrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| castrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| castra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| castriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| castrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| castrando | gerund |
| castrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Regular -are verb.