Castrate
Castrate verb - To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality.
Usage example: a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel
Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Fire and Castrate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castrate/fire
Castrate & Fire. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castrate/fire>.
Fire or Castrate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castrate/fire.
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