neu·tral·ize
neu·tral·ize/ˈno͞otrəˌlīz/
verb
render (something) ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect.
"impatience at his frailty began to neutralize her fear"
synonyms: counteract, offset, counterbalance, balance (out), counterpoise, countervail, compensate for, make up for, cancel out, make/render ineffective, nullify, negate, annul, undo, invalidate, be an antidote to, wipe out, equalize, even up, square up, negative, counterweigh
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Aug 30, 2024 · a. : to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective. propaganda that is difficult to neutralize. b. : kill, destroy.
to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts. Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action.
to produce an effect that removes the effect of something else: Raising the sales tax will neutralize the tax cut.
When you neutralize something, you make it harmless or ineffective — usually by applying its opposite force, like pouring water on a fire.
NEUTRALIZE meaning: 1 : to stop (someone or something) from being effective or harmful; 2 : to cause (a chemical) to be neither an acid nor a base.
1. to declare (a territory, nation, etc.) neutral in war; declare open to all nations under international law and exempt from attack.
1. an act or process of neutralizing 2. the quality or state of being neutralized Examples of neutralization in a Sentence
neutralize somebody/something to remove the threat of someone or something that might be dangerous, especially by killing them or destroying it.
To neutralize something means to make it neutral or harmless. Neutralization is the name of this process. If you help defuse a bomb, you contribute to its ...
verb. ˈnü-trə-ˌlīz. Definition of neutralize. as in to offset. to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a pro-government rally that is intended ...