neutralize

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To make neutral.
2. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
3. To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
4. Chemistry.
   1. To make (a solution) neutral.
   2. To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.
5. Medicine. To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
6. Slang. To remove as a threat, especially by killing.

neutralizer neu'tral·iz'er n.

verb

1. To make up for: balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See substitute.
2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount: cancel, counteract, negate, nullify. See action/inaction.

To render neutral.

(DOD) 1. As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable. 2. To render enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering with a particular operation. 3. To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and boobytraps. 4. To make harmless anything contaminated with a chemical agent.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - neutralisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
neutraliseren, opheffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Chim, Mil, Pol) neutraliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - neutralisieren, unwirksam machen, für neutral erklären

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξουδετερώνω, ουδετεροποιώ, αδρανοποιώ, αντισταθμίζω

Italiano (Italian)
neutralizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - neutralizar, anular

Русский (Russian)
нейтрализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - neutralizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - neutralisera, förklara neutral, oskadliggöra, nedkämpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使无效, 抵消, 使中和, 使中立化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使無效, 抵消, 使中和, 使中立化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 중립 시키다, 무효로 하다, (화학)중화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無効にする, 中和する, 中立化する, 制圧する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحيد, يعادل ( في الكيمياء), يتحايد, يتعادل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נטרל, אידש, פירז, איזן, הוציא מכלל פעולה‬

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