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/njˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz/
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VERB
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make chemically neutral
She neutralized the solution -
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom -
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
the double agent was neutralized
The mafia liquidated the informer - make incapable of military action
How To Use neutralise In A Sentence
- The pretreatment by transition metal cations helps to adsorb DNA on mica because it neutralizes the mica surface charge and then weakens the repulsive pressure.
- These are (1) the production in the blood of an antidote to the toxin or poison elaborated by the invading microbe -- an antitoxin, which chemically neutralises the toxin; (2) the production in the blood of the attacked animal of a "germicidal" poison which repels and kills the attacking microbes themselves (not merely neutralising their poisonous products); (3) the extermination of the intrusive, disease-producing microbes by a kind of police, which scour the blood channels and tissues and "eat up" -- actually engulf and digest -- the hostile intruders. More Science From an Easy Chair
- She concluded that the repetition of such images ultimately neutralizes their moral force.
- Its mission is to neutralize key defense positions and remove obstacles.
- Sprouting grains by soaking them first increases the amount of enzymes and neutralises the antinutrient phytic acid. Times, Sunday Times
- The undies neutralise smells thanks to a filter which removes odours through a thin and flexible carbon cloth. The Sun
- This is the only product that can neutralize toxins from rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and copperheads.
- However the state has opposed the defense lawyers 'request, saying giving out details of any work done on the government's behalf will "neutralise" its effect. ANC Daily News Briefing
- “Two hazardous waste containers were neutralised in a joint German-American operation, with the participation of scores of local Afghanis”? New Zealand in the GWOT? Swoon…. — Fusion Despatches
- The agency is required to neutralize the chemical before it discharges treated wastewater by adding sodium bisulfite, which bonds with the chlorine to form salt. Residents Turn Up Noses at Sewer Stink Cure