Neutralize Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Neutralize

Meaning 1 : make chemically neutral

    Example : She neutralized the solution

    Synonyms : neutralise
Meaning 2 : make incapable of military action

    Synonyms : neutralise
Meaning 3 : get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    Example : the double agent was neutralized

    Synonyms : do in,  knock off,  liquidate,  neutralise,  waste
Meaning 4 : oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

    Synonyms : counteract,  counterbalance,  countervail
Meaning 5 : make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

    Example : Her optimism neutralizes his gloom

    Synonyms : negate,  neutralise,  nullify
Meaning 6 : make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

    Example : The treaty neutralized the small republic


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