🛠️ To repair 🛠️ A repair 🍽️ To prepare food 👀 To focus attention 😠 To get revenge 💉 A needed dose 🕵️ To cheat or rig 🧭 Exact location 📅 To set or decide 😬 A problem 🐱 To sterilize 📌 To attach firmly 💰 An illegal deal 🧪 To preserve tissue

to fix

15 7.5

To make an animal unable to have babies

verb
/fɪks/

Informal

: esterilizar

You know, as I've said many a time before, these are symptoms that when put together, say if your cat is not fixed, then your cat is most definitely in heat.

You know, as I've said many a time before, these are symptoms that when put together, say if your cat is not fixed, then your cat is most definitely in heat.

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Examples

We need to get the cat fixed to prevent unwanted kittens.
As soon as we get home, we're gonna get you fixed.

Turbo (2013)
Who wants to get fixed?

Robots (2005)
But you don't say get your dog's problem fixed, you say get your dog fixed.
We're having you fixed.

Total Recall (1990)
After adopting a dog, it's important to have him fixed as soon as possible.
Many people choose to have their pets fixed to help control the animal population.

Synonyms

to sterilize

vsto fix

Specialized

15 5.8

To make a person or animal unable to have children by a medical operation

applies specifically to animals and often refers to surgical removal of reproductive organs

to alter

vsto fix

1 8.1

To remove a female animal's ovaries so it cannot have young

refers generally to making animals infertile by surgery, not only removing ovaries

to desex

vsto fix

Australian

1 8.3

To stop an animal from having babies by removing or damaging its reproductive organs

focuses on surgical infertility of animals rather than explicit organ removal

to desexualize

vsto fix

Specialized

1 9.3

To make a person or animal unable to have babies

focuses on animal surgical infertility rather than broader bodily changes

Antonyms

to breed

165 1.8

To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents

to fertilize

Specialized

6 3.7

To give ideas or support that help something grow

Idioms

in a fix

Informal

6 7.6

In a difficult situation that makes you unsure what to do

to fix someone's wagon

Offensive

1 9.6

Punish someone for something they did to you

to fix the roof while the sun is shining

Informal

1 6.5

Take action now while things are good

Phrasal Verbs

to fix up

Informal

18 3.7

To arrange for someone to meet another person or get something as a favor

to fix up

13 2.8

To arrange a meeting or appointment

to fix a leak

2 2.0

To repair a break in a pipe that lets water or gas out

to fix a car

2 1.7

To make a car work properly again

to fix the dent

1 2.8

Repair a small inward bend in metal, for example a car door

to fix the crack

1 1.4

To repair a break or hole in a surface so it is smooth and whole again

to get a fix of

NSFW

1 8.0

Have a small amount of something you want to feel better for a short time

to fix the bottleneck

1 3.9

Make a slow part of a process faster to stop delays

to fix the gap

1 2.5

Close a space between two things to stop air or light coming through

Compounds

quick fix

35 4.2

A fast temporary solution that only works for a short time

fix-up

5 3.4

A small job to make something look or work better

next fix

NSFW

3 9.9

The next dose of an addictive drug that a person badly wants

fix-it shop

2 3.0

A place that repairs household things like clocks and toasters

fix-up

Informal

1 3.8

An arrangement for two people to meet so they can begin dating

quick-and-dirty fix

Informal

1 6.6

A quick temporary solution made without care for small details

fix of adrenaline

Informal

6.3

A sudden strong feeling of excitement and energy in a thrilling or stressful situation

fix-up

Slang

8.8

A dishonest plan to make a result unfair in a game or election

Surface Forms

fix infinitive

fixed past

fixed past participle

fixing present participle

fixes third person singular

Etymology

This informal use of fix (to sterilize an animal) likely comes from the idea of making something 'fixed' or closed, so to fix a pet is to make it unable to breed.