neutralize

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 resolution in the UN Security Council...

[V n] The intruder smashed a window to get in and then neutralized the alarm system.

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neutralization [[t]nju͟ːtrəlaɪze͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM nu͟ːt-[/t]] N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

...the sale or neutralization of the suspected nuclear site.

2) VERB When a chemical substance neutralizes an acid, it makes it less acid.

[V n] Antacids are alkaline and they relieve pain by neutralizing acid in the contents of the stomach.


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  • 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 || nuːtrÉ™laɪz / njuː 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 — 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

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