neuter
To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspringTo remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
» I spent fifty dollars to get my dog neutered.
Я витратив п'ятдесят доларів на кастрацію свого собаки. — deniko
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
verschneiden, kastrieren
кастри́роватьkastrírovatʹ, обеспло́дитьobesplóditʹ
(transitive)To rid of sexuality.
(transitive)To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.
Congress neutered the bill by adding an exception for big corporations.
(transitive)To make grammatically neuter.
- remove the ovaries of
Examples
12 sentencesI spent fifty dollars to get my dog neutered.
Я витратив п'ятдесят доларів на кастрацію свого собаки. — deniko
This dog is a neutered male.
deDer Hund hier ist ein kastrierter Rüde. — Vortarulo
It's time to neuter the cat.
It's time to neuter the dog.
deEs ist Zeit, den Hund zu kastrieren. — Rovo
Do we have to have our cat neutered?
ruМы должны кастрировать нашего кота? — Selena777
deMüssen wir unseren Kater kastrieren lassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”)Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”), a semantic loan from Koine Greek οὐδέτερος (oudéteros); compare English either, English whether, and neither.
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Forms
neuters, neutering, neutered, neuteredSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle