ALL meanings of neutralize
neu·tral·ize
N n - transitive verb neutralize chemistry: make pH neutral 1
- transitive verb neutralize counteract, negate sth 1
- noun neutralize Render (something) ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect. 1
- verb with object neutralize to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization. 1
- verb with object neutralize to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts. 1
- verb with object neutralize Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action: to neutralize an enemy position. 1
- verb with object neutralize to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war: to neutralize a city to prevent bombing. 1
- verb with object neutralize to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7). 1
- verb with object neutralize Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral. 1
- verb without object neutralize to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization: With this additive the solution begins to neutralize. 1
- verb neutralize To neutralize something means to prevent it from having any effect or from working properly. 0
- verb neutralize When a chemical substance neutralizes an acid, it makes it less acid. 0
- verb neutralize to render or become ineffective or neutral by counteracting, mixing, etc; nullify 0
- verb neutralize to make or become electrically or chemically neutral 0
- verb neutralize to exclude (a country) from the sphere of warfare or alliances by international agreement 0
- verb neutralize to render (an army) incapable of further military action 0
- verb transitive neutralize to declare (a territory, nation, etc.) neutral in war; declare open to all nations under international law and exempt from attack 0
- verb transitive neutralize to make ineffective; destroy or counteract the effectiveness, force, disposition, etc. of 0
- verb transitive neutralize to destroy the distinctive or active properties of 0
- verb transitive neutralize to make electrically neutral 0