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- pronunciation:
- nu
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- 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
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be neutral.
- synonyms:
- cancel, offset
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| related words: |
buffer, destroy, void |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become neutral.
- synonyms:
- balance, cancel, counterbalance, even
- similar words:
- countervail, normalize
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| related words: |
cancel |
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| derivations: |
neutralization (n.), neutralizer (n.) |
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