neutralize
verb /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz/
/ˈnuːtrəlaɪz/
(British English also neutralise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they neutralize | /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz/ /ˈnuːtrəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it neutralizes | /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈnuːtrəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple neutralized | /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪzd/ /ˈnuːtrəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle neutralized | /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪzd/ /ˈnuːtrəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form neutralizing | /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈnuːtrəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- neutralize something to stop something from having any effect
- The latest figures should neutralize the fears of inflation.
- This strategy effectively neutralized what the Conservatives had hoped would be a vote-winner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- with
- neutralize something (chemistry) to make a substance neutral
- Lime was used to neutralize the acidity of the soil.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- with
- neutralize something to make a country or an area neutral
- The treaty neutralized the Black Sea.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- with
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French neutraliser, from medieval Latin neutralizare, from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.