Synonyms

caponize

American

[key-puh-nahyz] / ˈkeɪ pəˌnaɪz /

especially British, caponise

verb (used with object)

caponized, caponizing

to castrate (a fowl).

caponize British

/ ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to make (a cock) into a capon

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Other Word Forms

caponization noun
caponizer noun

Etymology

Origin of caponize

First recorded in 1645–55; capon + -ize

Example Sentences

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Behind his action lay some farfetched reasoning that the chemical used to caponize young chickens and make them into capettes or caponettes might conceivably induce cancer in the consumer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The best time to caponize the cockerel is when he weighs between two or three pounds.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

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