Dictionary Check: neutralize
"neutralize" is a valid word!
Scrabble
19
points
Words with Friends
22
points
Definition
verb
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
Example:
"The treaty neutralized the small republic"
verb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Example:
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
verb
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
Example:
"This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Example:
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
verb
make incapable of military action
verb
make chemically neutral
Example:
"She neutralized the solution"
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