Neutralize - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnuːtrəlaɪz|
Brit.
|ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz|
verb
- make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (syn: do in, knock off, liquidate, waste)
- make chemically neutral
The treaty neutralized the small republic
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of (syn: negate, nullify)Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions (syn: counteract, counterbalance, countervail)- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (syn: do in, knock off, liquidate, waste)
the double agent was neutralized
- make incapable of military action- make chemically neutral
She neutralized the solution
Extra examples
The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army.
This medicine neutralizes stomach acids.
The lands between the warring countries were neutralized.
Rising prices neutralize increased wages.
The treaty neutralized the small republic
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
She neutralized the solution
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: neutralize
he/she/it: neutralizes
present participle: neutralizing
past tense: neutralized
past participle: neutralized
I/you/we/they: neutralize
he/she/it: neutralizes
present participle: neutralizing
past tense: neutralized
past participle: neutralized
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