neutralizing

to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.

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

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

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

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

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