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—caponization, n. —caponizer, n./kay"peuh nuyz'/, v.t., caponized, caponizing.to castrate (a fowl).Also, esp. Brit., caponise.[1645-55; CAPON + -IZE]
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Caponize — Ca pon*ize, v. t. To castrate, as a fowl. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caponize — (Amer.) ca·pon·ize || keɪpÉ™naɪz v. castrate male fowl; convert a rooster into a capon (also caponise) … English contemporary dictionary
caponize — *sterilize, castrate, spay, emasculate, alter, mutilate, geld … New Dictionary of Synonyms
caponize — verb To castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use … Wiktionary
caponize — ca·pon·ize (kaґpon īz) to castrate, especially male domestic fowl … Medical dictionary
caponize — ca·pon·ize … English syllables
caponize — verb convert a cock into a capon • Syn: ↑caponise • Derivationally related forms: ↑capon (for: ↑caponise), ↑capon • Hypernyms: ↑emasculate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
caponized — caponize (Amer.) ca·pon·ize || keɪpÉ™naɪz v. castrate male fowl; convert a rooster into a capon (also caponise) … English contemporary dictionary
caponizes — caponize (Amer.) ca·pon·ize || keɪpÉ™naɪz v. castrate male fowl; convert a rooster into a capon (also caponise) … English contemporary dictionary
caponizing — caponize (Amer.) ca·pon·ize || keɪpÉ™naɪz v. castrate male fowl; convert a rooster into a capon (also caponise) … English contemporary dictionary
