I. neu ‧ ter 1 /ˈnjuːtə $ ˈnuːtər/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ inflection s from ↑ masculine or ↑ feminine words ⇨ gender
II. neuter 2 BrE AmE 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.