NEUTRALIZE


Meaning of NEUTRALIZE in English

v.tr. (also -ise)

1. make neutral.

2 counterbalance; render ineffective by an opposite force or effect.

3 exempt or exclude (a place) from the sphere of hostilities.

Derivatives:

neutralization n. neutralizer n.

Etymology: F neutraliser f. med.L neutralizare (as NEUTRAL)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.