geld
/geld/verb
with obj.
1- castrate (a male animal)阉割（雄性动物）。
1.1
- figurative deprive of vitality or vigour〈喻〉使失去活力, 使失去魅力：
the English version of the book has been gelded.
在英译本里这本书的魅力荡然无存。
词源
Middle English: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr 'barren'.