English verb: neutralise | |||
1. | neutralise (contact) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | ||
Samples | The mafia liquidated the informer. The double agent was neutralized. | ||
Synonyms | do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
2. | neutralise (competition) make incapable of military action | ||
Synonyms | neutralize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demilitarise, demilitarize | ||
3. | neutralise (change) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||
Samples | Her optimism neutralizes his gloom. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. | ||
Synonyms | negate, neutralize, nullify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
4. | neutralise (change) make chemically neutral | ||
Samples | She neutralized the solution. | ||
Synonyms | neutralize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||