verb
- third-person singular present tense of caponise; to castrate a rooster to make it a capon, or to deprive of vigor or effectiveness
Usage: British spelling (American: caponizes); primarily used in farming/poultry contexts; figurative use is rare
Examples
- The farmer caponises young roosters to improve meat quality.
- He caponises the birds before they reach maturity.
- The butcher caponises several chickens each week during the season.
- Traditional poultry farming often caponises roosters for better flavor.
- She caponises the flock according to standard agricultural practice.