neutralize

  • 11neutralize — 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… …

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  • 12neutralize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1759 transitive verb 1. to make chemically neutral 2. a. to counteract the activity or effect of ; make ineffective < propaganda that is difficult to neutralize > b. kill, destroy …

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  • 13neutralize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ This strategy effectively neutralized what the party had hoped would be a vote winner. PREPOSITION ▪ with ▪ Discarded acid should be neutraliz …

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  • 14neutralize — 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&#8230; …

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  • 15neutralize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 to prevent something from having any effect: Rising prices tend to neutralize increased wages. 2 technical to make a substance chemically neutral: a medicine that neutralizes the acid in the stomach 3 to make a country or&#8230; …

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  • 16Neutralize the Threat — Studio album by Earth Crisis Released July 12, 2011 Genre …

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  • 17neutralize — 1. As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable. 2. To render enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering with a particular operation. 3. To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and boobytraps. 4. To make harmless …

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  • 18neutralize — To effect neutralization. * * * neu·tral·ize also Brit neu·tral·ise n(y)ü trə .līz vb, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing vt 1) to make chemically neutral 2 a) to counteract the activity or effect of: make in …

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  • 19neutralize — Synonyms and related words: abrogate, absorb the shock, annul, balance, break the fall, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, come to nothing, compensate, compensate for, conquer, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoise,&#8230; …

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  • 20neutralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nullify, cancel; offset, negate, counterbalance; destroy, defeat, overpower. See compensation, nullification. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. counterbalance, counterpoise, compensate; see offset . III&#8230; …

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