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Definition of Neuter
1. Noun. A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine).
2. Verb. Remove the ovaries of. "Is your cat spayed?"
Specialized synonyms: Defeminise, Defeminize
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Neutering, Spaying
3. Adjective. Of grammatical gender. "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
4. Adjective. Having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs.
Definition of Neuter
1. a. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.
2. n. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.
Definition of Neuter
1. to castrate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: castrate
Medical Definition of Neuter
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1. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. "In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter." (South)
2. Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender. Intransitive; as, a neuter verb.
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