neuters
Fixes pet surgically
Neuters is the verb form meaning to remove the reproductive organs of an animal, especially a male: The vet neuters cats for a reduced fee.
Figuratively, to neuter something is to render it ineffective or powerless: The amendment neuters the original bill.
Also the plural of the noun neuter, referring to castrated animals or, in grammar, words of neuter gender.
Remove male gonads surgically
- spaySterilize a female animal
- desexSurgically render infertile
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- fixRepair or solution
alter · geld · emasculate · ovariectomy · vasectomy · orchidectomy · snip · caponize
Without sex distinction
- epiceneOf indeterminate gender
- ungenderedNot sex-specific
- inanimateNot alive, never was
- hetSlang for straight
grammatical · declension · inflection · pronoun · article · Latin · German · Dutch
Reduce in strength
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- defangRemove ability to harm
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- dullLacking edge or interest
blunt · diminish · debilitate · sap · enfeeble · devitalize · impair · neutralize
castrate
Remove male gonads surgically
fix · alter · geld · emasculate · ovariectomy · vasectomy · orchidectomy · snip · caponize · unman
gender-neutral
Without sex distinction
- epiceneOf indeterminate gender
- ungenderedNot sex-specific
- inanimateNot alive, never was
het · grammatical · declension · inflection · pronoun · article · Latin · German · Dutch · Greek
weaken
Reduce in strength
dull · blunt · diminish · debilitate · sap · enfeeble · devitalize · impair · neutralize · temper
neutersbreeds
Cultivated animal varieties
fertilizes · impregnates · inseminates · mates · propagates
neutersempowers
Grants ability or authority
strengthens · amplifies · energizes · invigorates · potentiates
- neutered catFeline without reproductive ability