neutralize
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neutralize
- /ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/ UK
- /ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/ US
Where it comes from
From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ize.
verb neutralizes · neutralizing · neutralized · neutralise
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To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
The antidote neutralized the toxin.
Similar: counteract, counterweigh
- To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral. All the powers involved are committed not only to stay out of a given territory, but also to reenter it if any one of them violates the independence of the neutralized country.
- To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
- To kill. At the beginning of the opening game, Shepard becomes the first human Spectre, an elite operative given broad authority to neutralize threats to galactic order in the galaxy.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nullify, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralisation, neutralization, neutralise, deactivate, annul, dissolve, deter, elimination, defuse, suppress, disarm, remove
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verb to make even, inactive or ineffective
| Español | neutralizar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중화하다 junghwahada |
| 日本語 | 中和する chūwa suru, 相殺する sōsai suru |
| 中文 | 中和 zhōnghé, 抵消 dǐxiāo |
| Português | neutralizar |
| Français | neutraliser |
| Deutsch | neutralisieren |
| Italiano | neutralizzare |
| Ελληνικά | εξουδετερώνω exoudeteróno |
| Română | neutraliza |
| Русский | нейтрализова́ть nejtralizovátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trung lập hóa, trung hòa |
| עברית | לְנַטְרֵל lenatrél |
verb To make chemically neutral
| Français | neutraliser |
|---|---|
| Italiano | neutralizzare |
| Ελληνικά | εξουδετερώνω exoudeteróno |
| Tiếng Việt | trung hòa |
| עברית | לְנַטְרֵל lenatrél |
verb To kill (euphemism)
| עברית | לְנַטְרֵל lenatrél |
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