NEUTRALIZE


Meaning of NEUTRALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-trə-ˌlīz, ˈnyü- ]

verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: 1759

transitive verb

1. : to make chemically neutral

2.

a. : to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective

propaganda that is difficult to neutralize

b. : kill , destroy

3. : to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities

4. : to invest (as a territory or a nation) with conventional or obligatory neutrality conferring inviolability during a war

5. : to make neutral by blending with the complementary color

6. : to give (as a pair of phonemes) a nondistinctive form or pronunciation

t and d are neutralized when pronounced as flaps

intransitive verb

: to undergo neutralization

• neu·tral·iz·er noun

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