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
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
