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  • 1neutralise — (Brit.) 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 neutralize) …

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  • 2neutralize — (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) …

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  • 3neutralize — (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 …

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  • 4neutralise — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑knock off, ↑do in …

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  • 5neutralize — 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… …

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  • 6neutralize — [[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… …

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  • 7neutralize — neu|tral|ize also neutralise BrE [ˈnju:trəlaız US ˈnu: ] v [T] 1.) to prevent something from having any effect ▪ Rising prices neutralize increased wages. 2.) technical to make a substance chemically ↑neutral ▪ a medicine that neutralizes the… …

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  • 8neutralise — British variant of neutralize …

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  • 9neutralize — or 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 neutralizer noun …

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  • 10neutralise — UK [ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz] / US [ˈnutrəˌlaɪz] a British spelling of neutralize …

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