What does neutralise mean?
Definitions for neutralise
neu·tralise
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word neutralise.
Princeton's WordNet
neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do inverb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
neutralize, neutraliseverb
make incapable of military action
neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negateverb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
neutralize, neutraliseverb
make chemically neutral
"She neutralized the solution"
Wiktionary
neutraliseverb
To make inactive or ineffective.
The antidote neutralised the toxin.
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neutralise
Neutralise generally means to make something ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect, or to counteract the impact of something. It can also refer to the process of making a substance neutral i.e. neither acidic nor alkaline, or to negate an argument. In the context of military or security, it could mean to eliminate a threat.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of neutralise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of neutralise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of neutralise in a Sentence
The only explanation is that I told the president he is not allowed to change the constitution, he is trying to control us, to neutralise us.
American life is a powerful solvent. It seems to neutralise every intellectual element, however tough and alien it may be, and to fuse it in the native good-will, complacency thoughtlessness, and optimism.
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Translations for neutralise
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- neutralisereDanish
- neutralisierenGerman
- neŭtraligiEsperanto
- neutralizarSpanish
- neutralisoida, neutraloidaFinnish
- neodraighIrish
- չեզոքացնելArmenian
- neutralisarInterlingua
- neutralisarInterlingue
- neutralizzareItalian
- neitralizētLatvian
- nøytralisereNorwegian
- neutraliserenDutch
- nøytralisere, nøytraliseraNorwegian Nynorsk
- neutralizarPortuguese
- нейтрализироватьRussian
- asnjanësojAlbanian
- neutraliseraSwedish
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