στειρώνω — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
στειρώνω is used for these senses in English:
- neuter (transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
- spay (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.
- sterilize (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
neuter — full definition
- adj Not aligned with either side; neither one thing nor the other.
- adj In grammar, belonging to a gender that is neither masculine nor feminine.
- verb To remove an animal's reproductive organs so it cannot breed.
- verb To greatly weaken or reduce the effect of something.
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