| Main Entry: | neuter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove sex organs |
Synonyms: |
alter, castrate, change, desexualize, doctor, dress, fix, geld, make barren, make impotent, make infertile, make sexless, mutilate, spay, sterilize, unsex |
| Main Entry: | alter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize animal |
Synonyms: |
caponize, castrate, change, desexualize, emasculate, fix, geld, mutilate, neuter, spay, unsex |
| Main Entry: | castrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove sexual organs |
Synonyms: |
alter, asexualize, caponize, change, cut, deprive of virility, desexualize, emasculate, eunuchize, fix, geld, mutilate, neuter, spay, sterilize, unsex |
| Main Entry: | geld |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | castrate |
Synonyms: |
alter*, emasculate, eunuchize, fix*, neuter, spay, sterilize, unman |
| Main Entry: | gender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness |
Synonyms: |
common, feminine, gender-specific, masculine, neuter |
| Notes: | gender is the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; sex is either of the two categories, male or female, into which most organisms are divided |
| Main Entry: | sterilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make clean or unproductive |
Synonyms: |
alter, antisepticize, autoclave, castrate, change, clean, decontaminate, desexualize, disinfect, emasculate, fix, fumigate, incapacitate, make sterile, neuter, pasteurize, purify, sanitize, spay |
Antonyms: |
dirty |
| Main Entry: | sexless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | asexual |
Synonyms: |
agamous, castrated, epicene, neuter, unisex |
| Main Entry: | nonaligned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neutral |
Synonyms: |
aloof, bystanding, calm, clinical, collected, cool*, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, evenhanded, fair-minded, impartial, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, middle-of-road, neuter, nonbelligerent, nonchalant, noncombatant, nonparticipating, nonpartisan, on sidelines, on the fence, pacifistic, poker-faced, relaxed, unaligned, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, uninvolved, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | spay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize |
Synonyms: |
alter, antisepticize, autoclave, castrate, change, clean, decontaminate, desexualize, disinfect, emasculate, fix*, fumigate, geld, incapacitate, make sterile, neuter, pasteurize, purify, sanitize, unsex |
| Main Entry: | uninvolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neutral |
Synonyms: |
aloof, bystanding, calm, clinical, collected, cool*, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, evenhanded, fair-minded, impartial, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, middle-of-road, neuter, nonaligned, nonbelligerent, nonchalant, noncombatant, nonparticipating, nonpartisan, on sidelines, on the fence, pacifistic, poker-faced, relaxed, unaligned, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, unprejudiced |