- neutralize
- to killMuch more than rendering neutral, or inert:It means they don't know he's been... neutralized. (Follett, 1978)
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Neutralize — Neu tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neutralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Neutralizing}.] [Cf. F. neutraliser.] 1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality. [1913 Webster] So here I am neutralized again. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neutralize — neutralize, counteract, negative are comparable when they mean to make something inoperative or ineffective usually by means of an opposite force, influence, or effect. Neutralize implies an equalizing, making ineffectual or inoperative, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
neutralize — I verb annul, balance, cancel, cancel out, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, deactivate, deaden, demagnetize, destroy the effect of, disable, disenable, equalize, incapacitate, invalidate, make ineffective, negate, nullify, offset,… … Law dictionary
neutralize — (v.) 1734, to render neutral (in a chemical sense), from Fr. neutraliser (17c.), from neutral (see NEUTRAL (Cf. neutral) (adj.)). Meaning to counterbalance, to kill by opposing is from 1795. Related: Neutralized; neutralizing … Etymology dictionary
neutralize — (Amer.) neu·tral·ize || nuËtrÉ™laɪz / njuË v. make neutral; counteract; take out of action; become neutral; (Physics) render without charge; (Chemistry) cause a solution to become neither acidic nor alkaline (also neutralise) … English contemporary dictionary
neutralize — [v] counteract abrogate, annul, balance, cancel, compensate for, conquer, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoise, countervail, defeat, frustrate, invalidate, negate, negative, nullify, offset, overcome, override, overrule, redress, subdue,… … New thesaurus
neutralize — (also neutralise) ► VERB 1) make ineffective by applying an opposite force or effect. 2) make chemically neutral. 3) disarm (a bomb). 4) euphemistic kill or destroy. DERIVATIVES neutralization noun … English terms dictionary
neutralize — [no͞o′trə līz΄, nyo͞o′trə līz΄] vt. neutralized, neutralizing [Fr neutraliser] 1. to declare (a territory, nation, etc.) neutral in war; declare open to all nations under international law and exempt from attack 2. to make ineffective; destroy or … English World dictionary
neutralize — neutralizer, n. /nooh treuh luyz , nyooh /, v., neutralized, neutralizing. v.t. 1. to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization. 2. to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts. 3. Mil. to… … Universalium
neutralize — [[t]nju͟ːtrəlaɪz, AM nu͟ːt [/t]] neutralizes, neutralizing, neutralized (in BRIT, also use neutralise) 1) VERB To neutralize something means to prevent it from having any effect or from working properly. [V n] The US is trying to neutralize the… … English dictionary
neutralize — UK [ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz] / US [ˈnutrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms neutralize : present tense I/you/we/they neutralize he/she/it neutralizes present participle neutralizing past tense neutralized past participle neutralized 1) to stop something… … English dictionary
