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| 1. | [ verb ] make politically neutral and thus inoffensive | |
| Examples: | "The treaty neutralized the small republic" |
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| Related terms: | change co-opt neutralization | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | |
| Synonyms: | negate neutralise nullify | |
| Examples: | "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom" "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" |
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| Related terms: | weaken nullification | |
| 3. | [ verb ] oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | |
| Synonyms: | counteract counterbalance countervail | |
| Examples: | "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" |
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| Related terms: | cancel override counterbalance | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (military) make incapable of military action | |
| Synonyms: | neutralise | |
| Related terms: | demilitarize neutralization | |
| 5. | [ verb ] get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | |
| Synonyms: | knock_off liquidate do_in neutralise waste | |
| Examples: | "The mafia liquidated the informer" "the double agent was neutralized" |
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| Related terms: | kill elimination | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (chemistry) make chemically neutral | |
| Synonyms: | neutralise | |
| Examples: | "She neutralized the solution" |
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| Related terms: | change neutralisation | |
| Similar spelling: |
neutralized neutral neutralise neutralised neutrality neutralist neutralism |
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