Spayed vs Slated - What's the difference?
spayed | slated |
(spay)
To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
As verbs the difference between spayed and slated
is that spayed is (spay) while slated is (slate).As an adjective slated is
(chiefly|us) scheduled.spayed
English
Verb
(head)spay
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) espeier, equivalent to the (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) * (l)Verb
Synonyms
* castrate, emasculate (for a male) * geld * neuter * sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)References
* “spay, v.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989
Etymology 2
See spayard.References
* “spay]” listed as a variant spelling of “[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50232517 spaya(r)d, spayd]”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989