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neu⋅tral⋅ize

[noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo-]

verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.

2.	to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts.

3.	Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action: to neutralize an enemy position.

4.	to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war: to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.

5.	to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).

6.	Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization: With this additive the solution begins to neutralize.

Also, especially British, neu⋅tral⋅ise.

Origin:
1655–65; neutral + -ize

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neu·tral·ize (nōō'trə-līz', nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. neu·tral·ized, neu·tral·iz·ing, neu·tral·iz·es

To make neutral.
To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
Chemistry
1. To make (a solution) neutral.
2. To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.
Medicine To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
Slang To remove as a threat, especially by killing.