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neutralize
[ noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo- ]
verb (used with object)
- to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify:
carelessness that neutralized our efforts.
- Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action:
to neutralize an enemy position.
- to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war:
to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.
- to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).
- Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral.
verb (used without object)
- to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization:
With this additive the solution begins to neutralize.
neutralize
/ ˈːٰəˌɪ /
verb
- also intr to render or become ineffective or neutral by counteracting, mixing, etc; nullify
- also intr to make or become electrically or chemically neutral
- to exclude (a country) from the sphere of warfare or alliances by international agreement
the great powers neutralized Belgium in the 19th century
- to render (an army) incapable of further military action
neutralize
- To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
Derived Forms
- ˈԱٰܳˌ, noun
- ˌԱٰܳˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- Աt·e noun
- v·Աt· verb (used with object) overneutralized overneutralizing
- over·Աt·e noun
- ·Աt· verb reneutralized reneutralizing
- ܲ·Աt· verb (used with object) unneutralized unneutralizing
Word History and Origins
Origin of neutralize1
Example Sentences
Rather, neutralize it, point to it as such, rob its power.
Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.
Raw, it has a crisp bite, with a licorice flavor that is somewhere between anise and the effervescence of a lemon-lime soda: refreshing, cool, neutralizing.
Security forces had "neutralized" loyalists of former president Bashar al-Assad in several towns in Latakia and Tartous provinces and were "paving the way for life to return to normal", a ministry spokesman said.
Ground turkey and chicken have a way of neutralizing seasoning, no matter how aggressively you flavor them.
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