to alter
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8.1
- verb
- /ˈɔltər/
:
esterilizar
- They decided to alter the female dog to reduce behavioral issues and avoid future breeding.
Examples
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Then why are you planning to have him surgically altered?
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I did draw the line at having my ears surgically altered to points.
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The law requires that I take them to my headquarters to be surgically altered.
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Women show other women their surgically altered bodies as a form of reassurance, comfort, and connection.
Academic text (2013) -
The surgically altered crania are the first evidence of Garamantian medical practices.
Academic text (2011) -
The veterinarian recommended that we alter her to prevent any unwanted litters.
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After the adoption, the new owner took the rabbit to the clinic to alter it and ensure it would remain healthy.
Synonyms
46
7.5
To make an animal unable to have babies
37
5.3
To remove an animal's organs used to make babies so it cannot reproduce
21
9.1
To remove the sex organs of a person or animal so they cannot have young
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5.8
To make a person or animal unable to have children by a medical operation
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7.1
To remove a female animal's ovaries so it cannot have babies
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8.3
To stop an animal from having babies by removing or damaging its reproductive organs
To remove the ovaries from a female by surgery
To make a person or animal unable to have babies
To remove a female animal's ovaries so she cannot have babies
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.0
To make an egg or plant cell start growing by joining it with a male cell
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alter for spaying or neutering comes from the same root alter meaning 'other', because the animal's body is changed so it cannot have young. So to alter a pet is to change it in a way that stops reproduction.