He has neutered state-controlled television, compromised the rise of an independent judiciary, and impeded independent political movements and parties.
In little more than two years, though, Mr Mugabe has neutered the judiciary, plundered the treasury and beggared the economy.
The agency has "neutered the ability of the enforcement staff to be as proactive as they could be.
The man is serious about his work (and no one says he shouldn't be), but he's confused about women, and his confusion has neutered him.
In laying off the 7,800 staff it has neutered its ability to operate a multi-device lineup under the Lumia brand.
Microsoft has neutered it's ability to produce smartphones after it's 7,800-person, $7.6bn writeoff of its smartphone division inherited as part of its Nokia purchase.
Mr Lukashenko has neutered parliament, intimidated independent media, eliminated rivals (if his former chief executioner is to be believed), and now, it seems, rigged his own re-election.
You can pass between them, but Moma has neutered the confrontation of the original by placing the performers so far apart that you barely brush against them.
The new administration of the president, Jair Bolsonaro, has neutered the environment ministry and pledged to ease the licensing system for new projects.
Since opening its doors in 1995, the FCCO has neutered over 74,000 feral cats.
