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neutralize
transitive verb neutralized, neutralizing
- to declare (a territory, nation, etc.) neutral in war; declare open to all nations under international law and exempt from attack
- to make ineffective; destroy or counteract the effectiveness, force, disposition, etc. of
- Chem. to destroy the distinctive or active properties of: an alkali neutralizes an acid
- Elec. to make electrically neutral
Related Forms:
- neutralization noun
- neutralizer noun
See neutralize in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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