castrate vs geld

castrate

verb
  • To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual. 

  • To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal. 

  • To remove the testicles of a person or animal. 

noun
  • A castrated man; a eunuch. 

geld

verb
  • To deprive of anything essential; to weaken. 

  • To tax geld. 

  • To castrate a male (usually an animal). 

noun
  • A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant. 

How often have the words castrate and geld occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )