neutralize

neu·tral·ize

 (no͞o′trə-līz′, nyo͞o′-)

tr.v. neu·tral·ized, neu·tral·iz·ing, neu·tral·iz·es

1. To make neutral.

2. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.

3. To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.

4. Chemistry

a. To make (a solution) neutral.

b. To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.

5. Medicine To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).

6. Slang To remove as a threat, especially by killing.

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neu′tral·iz′er n.

neutralize

(ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz) or

neutralise

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to render or become ineffective or neutral by counteracting, mixing, etc; nullify

2. (General Physics) (also intr) to make or become electrically or chemically neutral

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to exclude (a country) from the sphere of warfare or alliances by international agreement: the great powers neutralized Belgium in the 19th century.

4. (Military) to render (an army) incapable of further military action

ˌneutraliˈzation, ˌneutraliˈsation n

ˈneutralˌizer, ˈneutralˌiser n

neu•tral•ize

(ˈnu trəˌlaɪz, ˈnyu-)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to make neutral.

2. to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify.

3. to declare neutral and exempt from involvement in war.

4. to make (a solution) chemically neutral.

5. to render electrically or magnetically neutral.

6. Ling. to cause to lose the feature that normally differentiates a pair of phonemes.

v.i.

7. to become neutral or neutralized.

[1655–65]

neu′tral•iz`er, n.

neu`tral•i•za′tion, n.

neu·tral·ize

(no͞o′trə-līz′)

To cause to be neither acid nor alkaline: neutralize a solution.

neutralize

1. As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable.
2. To render enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering with a particular operation.
3. To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and boobytraps.
4. To make harmless anything contaminated with a chemical agent.

neutralize

Past participle: neutralized
Gerund: neutralizing

Imperative

neutralize

neutralize

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	neutralize - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" co-opt - neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
	2.	neutralize - make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" neutralise, nullify, negate weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	3.	neutralize - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" countervail, counteract, counterbalance override - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
	4.	neutralize - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, waste kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	5.	neutralize - make incapable of military action neutralise demilitarise, demilitarize - do away with the military organization and potential of
	6.	neutralize - make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution" neutralise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

neutralize

verb counteract, cancel, offset, undo, compensate for, negate, invalidate, counterbalance, nullify antibodies that neutralize the toxic effects of soluble antigens

neutralize

verb

1. To make up for:

balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off.

2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:

cancel, counteract, negate, nullify.

Translations

neutralizovat

neutralisere

neutralisieren

εξουδετερώνω

neutralizar

neutraloida

neutraliser

semlegesít

ónÿta; gera skaîlausan; jafna út

neutralizzare

neutralizovať

etkisiz hâle getirmeknötralize etmek

neutralize

[ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz] VT → neutralizar

neutralize

[ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz] neutralise (British) vt (= make ineffective) → neutraliser

neutralize

vt → neutralisieren (also Chem); (fig) → aufheben; the force of an argument → die Spitze nehmen (+dat); neutralizing agent → neutralisierender Wirkstoff

neutralize

[ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz] vt → neutralizzare

neutral

(ˈnjuːtrəl) adjective

1. not taking sides in a quarrel or war. A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute. neutraal مُحايِد неутрален neutro neutrální neutral neutral; upartisk ουδέτερος, αμέτοχοςneutral erapooletu بيطرف puolueeton neutreניטרלי तटस्थ nepristran semleges netral hlutlaus neutrale 中立の 중립의 neutralus neitrāls berkecuali neutraalnøytral, upartiskneutralny بى طرفه neutro neutru нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan neutral ซึ่งเป็นกลาง yansız, tarafsız 中立的 нейтральний غير جانب دار trung lập 中立的

2. (of colour) not strong or definite. Grey is a neutral colour. neutraal مُحايِد: ليس مُحَدَّدا أو قَوِيّاً неопределен neutro neutrální neutral neutral ουδέτεροςneutro neutraalne بيرنگ neutraali neutre צֶבַע נֵיטרָלִי – לא חזק או מוחלק मध्यस्थ neodređen semleges netral sem stingur ekki í stúf neutro くすんだ 흐릿한 neutralus, neaiškus neitrāls; neizteikts natural neutraalnøytralnieokreślony, neutralny بى رنګه neutro neutru нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan neutral ซึ่งไม่มีสี çarpıcı olmayan, sönük 暗淡的，非彩色的 нейтральний ہلکا trung tính 暗淡的，非彩色的

3. (in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged. neutraal مُحايِد: لا سالِب ولا موجَب ел. нулев neutro neutrální neutral neutral ουδέτερος, χωρίς ηλεκτρικό φορτίο neutro neutraalne خنثی nolla- neutre מִטעָן נֵיטרָלִי न इधर का न उधर का neutralan nulla netral óhlaðinn neutro 中性の 중성의 neutralus, neįelektrintas neitrāls neutral neutraalnøytralobojętny بى چارچه neutro neutru незаряженный, нейтральный neutrálny nevtralen neutralan [elektriskt] neutral ซึ่งไม่นำไฟฟ้า yüksüz, ne + ne - yüklü 中性的(電力，非正極或負極) такий, що в нейтральному положенні بجلي جو نہ مثبت ہو اور نہ منفي trung tính 中性（不带电的）

noun

1. (a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel. onpartydig مُحايِد: غَيْر مُشْتَرِك في الحَرْب подданик на неутрлна държава neutro neutrál(ní stát) der Neutrale, der neutrale Staat neutralist ουδέτερος, ουδέτερο κράτος neutral erapooletu بيطرف puolueeton (habitant/-ante d'un) pays neutre ניטרלי निष्पक्ष nepristran semleges ország bangsa yang netral hlutlaus aðili neutrale 中立国 중립국 neutrali valstybė, neutralios valstybės pilietis neitrāla valsts; neitrālas valsts pilsonis berkecuali neutralist nøytral person kraj neutralny بى طرفه neutro (locuitor al unui) stat neutru нейтрал neutrál nevtralec neutralna osoba opartisk [person], neutralt land บุคคลที่วางตัวเป็นกลาง yansız, tarafsız 中立國，中立國公民 нейтральна держава غير جانب دار trung lập 中立国，中立者

2. the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc. I put the car into neutral. neutrale stand مُحايِد: غَيار السَّيّارَه ليس في غَيار، مفكوك تعشيق المُسَنَّنات изключване от скорост ponto morto neutrál der Leerlauf frigear νεκρά (θέση ταχυτήτων) punto muerto tühikäik نادر گير vapaa point mort הִילוּך סְרָק इंजन का एक गियर, मुर्ज़ो की वह स्थिति जिसमें शक्ति (पावर) प्रेषित नहीं होती s isključenim kvačilom,u “leru” üres posisi netral hlutlaus gír, frígír folle ニュートラル 중립 기어 neutralioji padėtis neitrāls stāvoklis neutral vrijloopfrigir, fristillingluz د موټر ګير ponto morto punct mort нейтральное положение neutrálna poloha prosti tek ler friläge เกียร์ว่าง boşta 空檔 нейтральне положення انجن کے گير ميں پاور نہ ہونے کي حالت số không của hộp số 空档

neuˈtrality (-ˈtrӕ-) noun

the state of being neutral. neutraliteit حِيادِيَّه неутралитет neutralidade neutralita die Neutralität neutralitet ουδετερότηταneutralidad erapooletus بيطرفى puolueettomuus neutralité נֵיטרָלִיוּת निष्पक्षता neutralnost, nepristranost semlegesség netralitas, kenetralan hlutleysi neutralità 中立 중립 상태 neutralitetas neitralitāte dalam keadaan neutral neutraliteitnøytralitetneutralność بى طرفى neutralidade neutralitate нейтралитет neutralita nevtralnost neutralnost neutralitet ความเป็นกลาง yansızlık, tarafsızlık 中立 нейтралітет بے تعلقي ، غير جانب داري tính trung lập 中立

ˈneutralize, ˈneutralise verb

to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect. neutraliseer يُحَيِّد، يُبْطِل مَفْعول нутрализирам neutralizar neutralizovat neutralisieren neutralisere εξουδετερώνω, ουδετεροποιώ neutralizar neutraliseerima بى اثر کردن neutraloida neutraliser לְנַטרֵל निष्प्रभाव करना neutralizirati semlegesít menetralisasi ónÿta; gera skaðlausan; jafna út neutralizzare 中和する 중화하다 neutralizuoti neitralizēt menjadikan sesuatu tidak berkesan neutraliserenuskadeliggjøre, motvirke unieszkodliwić بى خطره كول،خنثى كول neutralizar a neutraliza нейтрализовать neutralizovať nevtralizirati neutralizovati neutralisera ทำให้เป็นกลาง etkisiz hâle getirmek, nötralize etmek 中和，使失效 нейтралізувати; знешкоджувати بے اثر بنانا trung hòa 中和，使失效，抵销

neu·tra·lize

vt. neutralizar; contrarrestar.

neutralize

vt neutralizar