Overview of verb neutralize

The verb neutralize has 6 senses

• neutralize -- (make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic")


• neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate -- (make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts")


• counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance -- (oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues")


• neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in -- (get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized")


• neutralize, neutralise -- (make incapable of military action)


• neutralize, neutralise -- (make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution")

Overview of adj neutralized

The adj neutralized has 1 sense

• neutralized, neutralised -- (made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics)