1. to castrate (a rooster) to improve the quality and tenderness of its meat
Usage: transitive verb; agriculture/culinary

Examples

• Farmers caponize roosters to produce more tender meat for the market.
• The butcher explained that caponized birds have a milder flavor than regular poultry.
• In traditional poultry farming, roosters were often caponized at a young age.
• The recipe called for caponized chicken, which was prized for its superior taste.
• Modern industrial farming has largely replaced the practice of caponizing birds.