Defenition of the word neutralize
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Defenition of the word neutralize
- To make inactive or ineffective; to oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
- make incapable of military action
- make politically neutral
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
- make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
- make chemically neutral
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
Synonyms for the word neutralize
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- counteract
- counterbalance
- countervail
- deactivate
- defuse
- make safe
- nullify
- reduce the effect
Similar words in the neutralize
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- neutralize
- neutralized
- neutralizer
- neutralizers
- neutralizes
Hyponyms for the word neutralize
Hypernyms for the word neutralize
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- alter
- cancel
- change
- demilitarise
- demilitarize
- kill
- modify
- offset
- set off
- weaken
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