tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
- To make neutral.
- To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
- To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
- Chemistry.
- To make (a solution) neutral.
- To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.
- Medicine. To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
- Slang. To remove as a threat, especially by killing.
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