meaning of neutralize
1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
2. To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.
3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
4. make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the
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Related Words
neutralize | neutralized | neutralizer |
