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Noun: neutering  n(y)oo-tu-ring
  1. The sterilization of an animal
    "they took him to the vet for neutering";
    - altering
Verb: neuter  n(y)oo-tu(r)
  1. Remove the ovaries of
    "Is your cat neutered?";
    - alter, spay, castrate
     
  2. Make neutral, ineffective or powerless
    "The amendment was designed to neuter the legislation's key provisions"

Type of: desex, desexualise [Brit], desexualize, fix, sterilisation [Brit], sterilise [Brit], sterilization, sterilize, unsex

Encyclopedia: Neutering

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