vverb.socialmake politically neutral and thus inoffensiveExamples:- The treaty neutralized the small republic
Derivationally Related Form:neutralization
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizechange
Direct Hyponyms:co-opt
Full Troponyms:co-opt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake ineffective by counterbalancing the effect ofSynset:negate neutralise nullify
Examples:- Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
- This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Derivationally Related Form:nullificationneutralisationneutralization
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizeweakenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialoppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actionsSynset:counteract counterbalance countervail
Examples:- This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
Derivationally Related Form:counteractiveneutralizationcounteractioncounterbalance
Hypernyms:cancel offset set off
Inherited Hypernyms:counteractcancelbalancematchadjustchange
Direct Hyponyms:override
Full Troponyms:override
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactget rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingSynset:do in knock off liquidate neutralise waste
Examples:- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
Derivationally Related Form:liquidatorliquidation
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: liquidate, waste, knock off, do in)
vverb.competitionmake incapable of military actionSynset:neutralise
Derivationally Related Form:neutralisationneutralization
Hypernyms:demilitarise demilitarize
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizedemilitarizedisarmdeprivetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake chemically neutralSynset:neutralise
Examples:- She neutralized the solution
Derivationally Related Form:neutralisationneutralization
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something