Meaning of neutralise in English
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Verb
neutraliseDefinitions
1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingExamples
- « The mafia liquidated the informer »
- « the double agent was neutralized »
- 2. make incapable of military action
- 3. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Examples
- « Her optimism neutralizes his gloom »
- « This action will negate the effect of my efforts »
- 4. make chemically neutral
Examples
- « She neutralized the solution »