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neutralize

neu·tral·ize

neutralize

 
 
pronunciation:
nu tr laIz
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: neutralizes, neutralizing, neutralized
definition 1: to cause to be ineffective; counteract.
By signing her son up for music lessons, she hoped to neutralize the bad influences of his new friends.The land developers did everything they could to neutralize the community's opposition to their project.
synonyms:
annul, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, negate, nullify, undo, void
similar words:
cancel, counteract, negative, rescind, revoke
definition 2: to cause to be neutral.
synonyms:
cancel, offset
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become neutral.
synonyms:
balance, cancel, counterbalance, even
similar words:
countervail, normalize
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derivations: neutralization (n.), neutralizer (n.)