Associations to the word «Neutralise»
Noun
Wiktionary
NEUTRALISE, verb. To make inactive or ineffective.
Dictionary definition
NEUTRALISE, verb. Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized".
NEUTRALISE, verb. Make incapable of military action.
NEUTRALISE, verb. Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts".
NEUTRALISE, verb. Make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution".
Wise words
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