spay

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈspeɪ/ UK /speɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #91753

Meanings

1

verb
remove the ovaries of

Is your cat spayed?

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · remove the ovaries of neuter

More fix desex

Word family

Forms spayedspayingspays

Etymology

From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.

spayen Middle English espeier xno espeer Old French

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