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to caponize

to caponize

9.9
To castrate a rooster so its meat becomes more tender
  • verb
  • /ˈkeɪpəˌnaɪz/
  • Specialized
: castrar
  • Farmers sometimes caponize young roosters to improve the tenderness of their meat.

Examples

  • Farmers often caponize roosters for better meat quality.

  • The veterinarian showed the students how to safely caponize poultry.

  • It is illegal in some countries to caponize chickens for commercial purposes.

  • To improve flavor, many chefs caponize the birds they serve.

  • Farmers sometimes caponize young roosters to improve the tenderness of their meat.

  • It is illegal in some countries to caponize chickens for commercial purposes.

  • The veterinarian showed the students how to safely caponize poultry.

Synonyms

to castrate
vsto caponize
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24 9.1

To remove the sex organs of a person or animal so they cannot have young

is applied specifically to male birds to improve meat rather than stop reproduction
to demasculinize
vsto caponize
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To remove a male animal's testicles

is performed specifically on male birds to improve meat quality

Surface Forms

caponize infinitive
caponized past
caponized past participle
caponizing present participle
caponizes third person singular

Morphology

caponize = capon (transparent) = capon + ize

The verb is a straightforward derivation from the noun 'capon' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make into a capon'.

Etymology

Caponize comes from capon, which is 'a castrated rooster' raised to make its meat tender, and the ending -ize meaning 'to make'. So to caponize is to castrate a rooster to improve the quality of its meat.