- neutralized, neutralised - made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics
Antonym: positive (indirect, via negative, neutral)
Antonym: negative (indirect, via neutral, positive)
- neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
--1 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- neutralize, neutralise - make incapable of military action
--2 is one way to demilitarize, demilitarise
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun neutralisation3
Somebody ----s something
- neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate - make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
--3 is one way to weaken
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun neutralisation4
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- neutralize, neutralise - make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun neutralisation1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something