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a
: of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine
b
: neither active nor passive : intransitive
2
: taking no side : neutral
3
: lacking or having imperfectly developed or nonfunctional generative organs
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a
: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the neuter gender
b
: the neuter gender
2
: one that is neutral
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b
: a spayed or castrated animal
neutered; neutering; neuters
Synonyms
Examples of neuter in a Sentence
Adjective
The pronoun “it” is neuter.
Verb
She had her dog neutered by the veterinarian.
The bill was neutered by the changes made by the legislature.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
Since it was established in 2011, the Foundation has helped adopt more than 233,000 pets and provided more than 287,000 spay and neuter services across the country.
—Kayla Kitts, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
The spokesperson said that the organization has available resources, such as free pet food pantry, low-cost or grant-funded vet care, vaccines, and spay/neuter, rehoming consultation, to avoid such outcomes and encouraged pet owners to seek them out.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
As mentioned, getting your rabbit spayed or neutered will help diminish the most destructive of these tendencies.
—Mark Hawthorne, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
The problem has gotten bad enough in Kenton County that the Kenton County Fiscal Court commissioners decided to allocate $329,000 to hire a full-time veterinarian to spay and neuter cats.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
Since it was established in 2011, the Foundation has helped adopt more than 233,000 pets and provided more than 287,000 spay and neuter services across the country.
—Kayla Kitts, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Noun
Routine veterinary checkups can cost several hundreds of dollars and a spay or neuter can cost between $300 and $500, according to DeGenova.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
The spokesperson said that the organization has available resources, such as free pet food pantry, low-cost or grant-funded vet care, vaccines, and spay/neuter, rehoming consultation, to avoid such outcomes and encouraged pet owners to seek them out.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Verb
Each pet is spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before going to a new home.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
As mentioned, getting your rabbit spayed or neutered will help diminish the most destructive of these tendencies.
—Mark Hawthorne, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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neuter
1 of 3 adjective
neu·ter
ˈn(y)üt-ər 
1
: relating to or being the class of words that ordinarily includes most of those referring to things that are neither male nor female
a neuter noun
the neuter gender
2
: lacking sex organs
also
: having imperfectly developed sex organs
neuter
2 of 3 noun1
a
: a word or form of the neuter gender
b
: the neuter gender
2
neuter
3 of 3 verbMedical Definition
neuter
1 of 2 noun
neu·ter
ˈn(y)üt-ər
: a spayed or castrated animal (as a cat)
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