Neutralize

/ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
2. (transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
4. (transitive, military, euphemistic) To kill.

Example Sentences

The antidote neutralised the toxin.

It’s possible that some microbes don’t just take up residence in tumors but help them grow. They may cloak the tumor from the immune system, neutralize drugs or help tumors spread through the body.

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.

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.

“We managed to neutralise the guilty person. So there was no longer any imminent threat,” De Croo said, […]

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• neutralizes
• neutralizing
• neutralized
• neutralise

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