(REMOVE SEX ORGANS) [verb] [T] - to remove part of (an animal's) sexual organs, so that it cannot reproduceThe owners of dangerous dogs are legally obliged to have them neutered.(figurative) The primary objective of any Western offensive would be to neuter (= make powerless) their war machine.
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Meaning of NEUTER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012