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to neuter an animal

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  • animal — n. 1) to domesticate an animal; to tame; train a wild animal 2) to trap an animal 3) to hunt wild animals 4) to butcher, slaughter animals (for food) 5) to skin an animal 6) to stuff an animal 7) to neuter an animal 8) a carnivorous, flesh… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • neuter — [no͞ot′ər, nyo͞ot′ər] adj. [ME neutre < MFr or L: MFr neutre < L neuter, neither < ne , not (see NO1) + uter, either] 1. Archaic taking neither side; neutral 2. Biol. a) having no sexual organ; asexual b) having undeveloped o …   English World dictionary

  • Neuter — Neu ter, n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral. [1913 Webster] The world s no neuter; it will wound or save. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) (a) A noun of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neuter — is a Latin adjective meaning neither , and can refer to: Neutering, the sterilization of an animal The neuter grammatical gender See also Trap Neuter Return (TNR), an alternative to euthanasia for managing feral cat and dog populations This… …   Wikipedia

  • neuter — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Grammar (of a noun) not masculine, feminine, or common. 2) (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs, or having had them removed. 3) (of a plant or flower) having neither functional pistils nor stamens. ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a… …   English terms dictionary

  • neuter — I UK [ˈnjuːtə(r)] / US [ˈnutər] verb [transitive] Word forms neuter : present tense I/you/we/they neuter he/she/it neuters present participle neutering past tense neutered past participle neutered 1) to perform an operation on an animal s sexual… …   English dictionary

  • neuter — neu|ter1 [ nutər ] verb transitive 1. ) to perform an operation on an animal s sexual organs so that it cannot have babies. You can also say that you spay a female animal or castrate a male animal. 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to make someone or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • neuter — 1. adjective /ˈnjuːtə,ˈnuːtɚ,ˈnjuːtɚ/ a) Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter. b) Having a form belonging… …   Wiktionary

  • neuter — adjective 1》 of or denoting a gender of nouns typically contrasting with masculine and feminine or common. 2》 (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs; castrated or spayed.     ↘(of a plant or flower) having neither functional pistils nor… …   English new terms dictionary

  • neuter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English neutre, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French neutre, from Latin neuter, literally, neither, from ne not + uter which of two more at no, whether Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • neuter — neu•ter [[t]ˈnu tər, ˈnyu [/t]] adj. 1) gram. a) of, pertaining to, or being a grammatical gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine b) gram. (of a verb) intransitive 2) dvl Biol. having no organs of reproduction;… …   From formal English to slang

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