NEUTRALIZE
\njˈuːtɹə͡lˌa͡ɪz], \njˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz], \n_j_ˈuː_t_ɹ_əl_ˌaɪ_z]\
Definitions of NEUTRALIZE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
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make incapable of military action
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get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
By Princeton University
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oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
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make incapable of military action
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
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To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.
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To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
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To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.
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To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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To make of no effect or to counteract; as, to neutralize the effects of a poison; render inactive; to declare by treaty to be free from taking sides.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
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