Associations to the word «Neutralize»

Wiktionary

NEUTRALIZE, verb. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of neutralise

Dictionary definition

NEUTRALIZE, verb. Make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic".
NEUTRALIZE, verb. Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts".
NEUTRALIZE, verb. Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues".
NEUTRALIZE, verb. Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized".
NEUTRALIZE, verb. Make incapable of military action.
NEUTRALIZE, verb. Make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.