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neutralise

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neu⋅tral⋅ize

  [noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo-] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use neutralise in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
neu⋅tral⋅iz⋅er, noun
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: neu·tral·ize
Variant: also British neu·tral·ise /'n(y)ü-tr&-"lIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
transitive senses
1 : to make chemically neutral
2 a : to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective b : to counteract the refractive power of (a lens) by combining it with one or more otherlenses
3 : to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities neutralize intransitive senses
: to undergo neutralization —neu·tral·iz·er also British neu·tral·is·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
neutralize   (n'trə-līz')  Pronunciation Key 
To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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