neuter
[verb]
Synonyms: castrate, doctor (informal), emasculate, fix (informal), geld, spay

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I. neu‧ter¹ /ˈnjuːtə $ ˈnuːtər/ adjective technical
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: 'neither', from ne- 'not' + uter 'which of two']
a neuter noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or feminine words ⇒ gender

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II. neuter² verb [transitive]

1. to remove part of the sex organs of an animal so that it cannot produce babies ⇒ spay:
a neutered tomcat

2. to remove power from something or to stop something from being effective – used to show disapproval:
Plans to reform local government are designed to neuter local democracy.

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