Neutralize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make incapable of military action.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 2
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.