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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.Ģżto 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.Ģżto 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
/ Ė²ŌĀį³ÜĖ³Ł°łÉĖ±ō²¹ÉŖ³ś /
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
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.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- neutralizer noun
- overneutralize verb (used with object)
- overneutralizer noun
- reneutralize verb
- unneutralize verb (used with object)
- Ė²Ō±š³Ü³Ł°ł²¹±ōĖ¾±³ś±š°ł noun
- Ė²Ō±š³Ü³Ł°ł²¹±ō¾±Ė³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of neutralize1
Example Sentences
Maybe a man in my arms would neutralize the sound of steel guitars in my ears.
āIf it comes down to it, the U.S. government should use all tools in the toolbox to neutralize them,ā Maltz said.
Pro-democracy civil society organizations and the courts are trying to resist Trumpās attempts to neutralize them.
Bill Essayli announced this week a pilot program dubbed āOperation Guardian Angelā intended to āneutralizeā sanctuary state laws.
Scientists have used the chemical to neutralize viruses since at least the 1950s.
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