No need to cry, I didn't lie. If you can find an entry in a dictionary—yes, even one from 1893—then I was correct. However, it doesn't matter much because some contemporary dictionaries include a definition of "castrated" as "to deprive of vitality, strength, or effectiveness," which fits even better.
I'm old enough to know no one climbs out of a hole they dug, but I'm still surprised at the gymnastics you're going through here.
You're right, you found one dictionary from 1896 has a definition that mentions words, and now you've found another and technically "depriving of vitality" isn't the same thing as "cutting your balls off", and technically that means you didn't lie, after all, what does "a dictionary" mean anyway? Its obvious when you said open _a_ dictionary, you meant "this particular one from 1896 I furiously googled but forgot to mention", not _any_ dictionary. If you meant any you would have said any!
Anyone reading this knows you're out in no-mans-land and splitting hairs, the way a 5 year old would after getting caught in the cookie jar, a way their parents would laugh off.
In conclusion:
- It's very strange that you expect the text completion engine to have seen a bunch of text where people discuss their own castration and thus proceeds to do so in a 1 turn conversation without complaint or mention of it.
- It's very strange how willing you are to debase yourself in public to squelch the dissent you smell in "To be fair, I cringed a little bit when I got to 'castrated.' even though I generally agree with you."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/castrate
sigh