Apays vs Spays - What's the difference?
apays | spays |
(apay)
(archaic) To satisfy, please.
*, II.12:
*:It was a strange conceit, with our owne affliction to goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse.
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(spay)
To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
As verbs the difference between apays and spays
is that apays is (apay) while spays is (spay).apays
English
Verb
(head)apay
English
Alternative forms
* appayVerb
spays
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