neutralize
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- transitive verb To make neutral.
- transitive verb To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
- transitive verb To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
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- You always test, and the moment a spy wavers that's the time to neutralize or eliminate him-before he neutralizes or eliminates you. — Noble House
- From the beginning their sole purpose has been to neutralize, not to subjugate or destroy. — Passage at Arms
- Now if it could also neutralize, whatever bit Kai is toxic as all ... — Survivors
- "Debrief and neutralize," he replied. — Mission Of Honor
- She shrugged. — A Man Of Honour
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- = French neutraliser = Spanish Portuguese neutralizar = Italian neutralizzare; as neutral + -ize.
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/ (no͞oˈtrə-līzˌ, nyo͞oˈ-)/
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