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neutering

verb

Meaning

  1. To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
  2. To rid of sexuality.
  3. To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.
  4. The act by which something is neutered.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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