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    caponize
    /ˈkeɪpənʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. castrate (a domestic cock): "the males were caponized"

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  3. caponizer. noun. Word origin. [1645–55; capon + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1645–55. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: elastic, halftone, herringbone, simmer, soup-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have entered English through Latin or French ...

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  4. Caponize means to castrate a fowl, especially a cock. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of this verb with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  5. 3 days ago · caponize. Other forms: caponizing; caponized. Definitions of caponize. verb. convert a cock into a capon. synonyms: caponise. see more.

  6. ( ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz) or. caponise. vb. (Agriculture) ( tr) to make (a cock) into a capon. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. caponize. Past participle: caponized. Gerund: caponizing.

  7. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb caponize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. Caponize means to castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use. It comes from the word capon, which is a castrated male chicken. See etymology, pronunciation, derived terms and translations.

  9. Caponize means to castrate a cockerel in order to fatten it for table use. Learn the origin, synonyms and usage of this verb from Wiktionary and YourDictionary.

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