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spay

Verb (transitive)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

spay(v = verb.body) alter, castrate, neuter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

is one way to desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex

Derived form noun spaying₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

spay, v. t. [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr. .].

To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal). [1913 Webster]

spay, n. [Cf. Spade a spay, Spay, v. t.].

The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade. [1913 Webster]

spay, v.tr. sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries.

Etymology

ME f. AF espeier, OF espeer cut with a sword f. espee sword f. L spatha: see SPATHE