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neutralize
[ noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo- ]
verb (used with object)
- to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify:
carelessness that neutralized our efforts.
- Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action:
to neutralize an enemy position.
- to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war:
to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.
- to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).
- Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral.
verb (used without object)
- to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization:
With this additive the solution begins to neutralize.
neutralize
/ ˈːٰəˌɪ /
verb
- also intr to render or become ineffective or neutral by counteracting, mixing, etc; nullify
- also intr to make or become electrically or chemically neutral
- to exclude (a country) from the sphere of warfare or alliances by international agreement
the great powers neutralized Belgium in the 19th century
- to render (an army) incapable of further military action
neutralize
/ Դ̅̅′ٰə-ī′ /
- To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
Derived Forms
- ˈԱٰܳˌ, noun
- ˌԱٰܳˈپDz, noun
Other yvlogs From
- Աt·e noun
- v·Աt· verb (used with object) overneutralized overneutralizing
- over·Աt·e noun
- ·Աt· verb reneutralized reneutralizing
- ܲ·Աt· verb (used with object) unneutralized unneutralizing
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of neutralize1
Example Sentences
Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.
Raw, it has a crisp bite, with a licorice flavor that is somewhere between anise and the effervescence of a lemon-lime soda: refreshing, cool, neutralizing.
Security forces had "neutralized" loyalists of former president Bashar al-Assad in several towns in Latakia and Tartous provinces and were "paving the way for life to return to normal", a ministry spokesman said.
Ground turkey and chicken have a way of neutralizing seasoning, no matter how aggressively you flavor them.
But they can also blunt the affect of the measles vaccine, neutralizing the weakened virus before the baby’s body mounts a response.
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