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[noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo-]
/ ˈnu trəˌlaɪz, ˈnyu- /
especially British, neutralise
verb (used with object)
neutralized, neutralizing
to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.

to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify.

carelessness that neutralized our efforts.

Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action.

to neutralize an enemy position.

to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war.

to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.

to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).

Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral