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neuter
—neuter /ˈnjuː.tər/ aep /ˈnuː.t̬ɚ/
Ⅰ adjective SPECIALIZED ► F0 relating to a particular gender (= class of nouns) in some languages: » The German word for 'book', 'Buch', is neuter.→ COMPARE MASCULINE(Cf. ↑masculine) (GRAMMAR), FEMININE(Cf. ↑feminine) (GRAMMAR)Thesaurus+: ↑Grammatical terms
Ⅱ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for neuter 1 F0 to remove part of an animal's sexual organs, so that it cannot produce young animals: » Has your dog been neutered?Thesaurus+: ↑Veterinary medicine2 F0 to take the power away from something Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making less strong |