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neutralize

verb

neu·​tral·​ize ˈnü-trə-ˌlīz How to pronounce neutralize (audio)
ˈnyü-
neutralized; neutralizing

transitive verb

1
: to make chemically neutral
2
a
: to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective
propaganda that is difficult to neutralize
b
3
: to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities
4
: to invest (a territory, a nation, etc.) with conventional or obligatory neutrality conferring inviolability during a war
5
: to make neutral by blending with the complementary color
6
: to give (a pair of phonemes) a nondistinctive form or pronunciation
\t\ and \d\ are neutralized when pronounced as flaps
neutralizer noun

Example Sentences

The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army. This medicine neutralizes stomach acids. The lands between the warring countries were neutralized.
Recent Examples on the Web The need is urgent, as China invests in naval power and long-range missiles that could neutralize America’s carrier battle groups. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 The current state of the pandemic has sparked a search for monoclonal antibodies that neutralize not one but all strains to counter these new variants. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The Warriors were also able to neutralize Boston’s size. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022 Their idea seems to be that, sometime well off into the future, technology will be able to neutralize the enormous planet-heating effects of oil, gas and even coal. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2022 In fact, more than half of the antibodies seen one month after a third dose were able to neutralize omicron, even though the vaccine was not designed for that variant, the study found. Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 In fact, more than half of the antibodies seen one month after a third dose were able to neutralize Omicron, even though the vaccine was not designed for that variant, the study found. New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022 The companies reported on Dec. 8 that in lab studies, blood samples from people who had received a booster dose showed higher levels of antibodies able to neutralize the Omicron variant than samples from people who were vaccinated with two doses. Alice Park, Time, 9 Dec. 2021 The antibodies the researchers pulled out of people doubly dosed with Pfizer were, on average, 25 times less able to neutralize an Omicron look-alike in the lab. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of neutralize was in 1744

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