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English verb: neutralize | |||
| 1. | neutralize (social) make politically neutral and thus inoffensive | ||
| Samples | The treaty neutralized the small republic. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | co-opt | ||
| 2. | neutralize (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, neutralise, nullify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 3. | neutralize (social) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||
| Samples | This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues. | ||
| Synonyms | counteract, counterbalance, countervail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cancel, offset, set off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | override | ||
| 4. | neutralize (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, neutralise, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| 5. | neutralize (competition) make incapable of military action | ||
| Synonyms | neutralise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demilitarise, demilitarize | ||
| 6. | neutralize (change) make chemically neutral | ||
| Samples | She neutralized the solution. | ||
| Synonyms | neutralise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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