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    neuter
    I
    neu‧ter1 /ˈnjuːtə $ ˈnuːtər/ adjective technical
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: 'neither', from ne- 'not' + uter 'which of two'
    a neuter noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or feminine words ⇨ gender

    II
    neuter2 verb [transitive]
    1. to remove part of the sex organs of an animal so that it cannot produce babies ⇨ spay:
        a neutered tomcat
    2. to remove power from something or to stop something from being effective – used to show disapproval:
        Plans to reform local government are designed to neuter local democracy.