(chem.) To destroy the distinctive or active properties of.
An alkali neutralizes an acid.
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To make neutral.
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To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
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To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
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To declare (a territory, nation, etc.) neutral in war; declare open to all nations under international law and exempt from attack.
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To make ineffective; destroy or counteract the effectiveness, force, disposition, etc. of.
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(medicine) To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
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(slang) To remove as a threat, especially by killing.
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To make (a solution) neutral.
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To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.
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(elec.) To make electrically neutral.
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To make neutral.
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To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
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To counteract the effect of a drug or toxin.
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To cause an acid or base to undergo neutralization.
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To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
My reinforcements aren't here yet; you'll need to keep moving until I can neutralize the newest threat.
Thus two states can agree to neutralize specific territory as between them.
The two waves, therefore, being in opposite phases, neutralize one another, and the result is a faint sound.
This will neutralize the acid in your child's mouth.
It is ordinarily prepared by the fermentation of sugar or starch, brought about by the addition of putrefying cheese, calcium carbonate being added to neutralize the acids formed in the process.