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