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