neutralize, neutralise
(verb) make chemically neutral; “She neutralized the solution”
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate
(verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”; “This action will negate the effect of my efforts”
neutralize, neutralise
(verb) make incapable of military action
neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in
(verb) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; “The mafia liquidated the informer”; “the double agent was neutralized”
neutralize
(verb) make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; “The treaty neutralized the small republic”
counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
(verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; “This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
neutralize (third-person singular simple present neutralizes, present participle neutralizing, simple past and past participle neutralized)
(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.
(transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
(transitive, military, euphemism) To kill.
• counteract
• counterweigh
Source: Wiktionary
Neu"tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neutralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Neutralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. neutraliser.]
1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality. So here I am neutralized again. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
3. 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. Counter citations that neutralize each other. E. Everett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 May 2025
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
