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# neutered

adjective (neutered); verb, past form of "neuter" (neuter, neuters, neutered, neutering)

«neutered» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small operation by a vet so that it cannot have babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#m1)
2. (formal) Neutered can mean made weaker or less effective: a neutered law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and pet care: owners get pets neutered to stop unwanted kittens and puppies. In science, vets and animal care. Related polite words: spayed (for females), "fixed" or "done" (informal, US/Canada/Australia). Phrases: get a pet neutered, neutered male.

### Examples

- Our cat has been neutered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x1)
- The vet neutered the puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x2)
- Neutered pets cannot have babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x3)
- The rescue centre only rehomes neutered dogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x4)
- "Is your rabbit neutered?" asked the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x5)
- Having pets neutered stops there being too many strays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x6)
- The new rule was neutered by changes and did very little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x7)
- Our tom cat is neutered, so he won't father kittens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: neuter, neutered. "Spayed" is often used for females, "neutered" for males or both. Euphemism: "fixed". Pronounced NYOO-terd (US: NOO-terd).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «neutered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neutered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neutered.html) on Mova free.