单词 | neutralize |
释义 | neutralize —neutralizer, n. /nooh"treuh luyz', nyooh"-/, v. , neutralized, neutralizing. v.t. 1. to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization. 2. to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts. 3. Mil. to put out of action or make incapable of action: to neutralize an enemy position. 4. to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war: to neutralize a city to prevent bombing. 5. to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7). 6. Elect. to render electrically or magnetically neutral. v.i. 7. to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization: With this additive the solution begins to neutralize. Also, esp. Brit., neutralise. [1655-65; NEUTRAL + -IZE] |
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