neutralize
To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
Example
“The antidote neutralized the toxin.”
Other meanings
To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
Related words
- deneutralize
- neutralizer
- immunoneutralized
- unneutralized
- nonneutralizing
- seroneutralizing
- subneutralizing
- neutralization
- underneutralize
- overneutralize
- seroneutralize
- preneutralize
Word history
From French "neutraliser".
Where this comes from
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