neutered

«neutered» in Mova's school dictionary: A neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small operation by a vet so that it cannot have babies. tree →

2) (formal) Neutered can mean made weaker or less effective: a neutered law. tree →

sense 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 →
• The vet neutered the puppy. tree →
• Neutered pets cannot have babies. tree →
• The rescue centre only rehomes neutered dogs. tree →
• "Is your rabbit neutered?" asked the vet. tree →
• Having pets neutered stops there being too many strays. tree →
• The new rule was neutered by changes and did very little. tree →
• Our tom cat is neutered, so he won't father kittens. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• "Fixed" (US) means neutered or spayed, an operation so the pet cannot have babies.
• "Done" (UK) means a pet has been neutered.
• "Seen to" (UK) means a pet has been neutered.
• "Altered" (US) means a pet has been neutered or spayed.
• "Doctored" (old-fashioned US) means a pet has been neutered.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «neutered» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.