Verb neutralize has 6 senses
  1. neutralize - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
    --1 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun neutralization2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. 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"
    --2 is one way to weaken
    Derived form: noun neutralization4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
    --3 is one way to cancel, offset, set off
    Derived form: noun neutralization4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. 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"
    --4 is one way to kill
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. neutralize, neutralise - make incapable of military action
    --5 is one way to demilitarize, demilitarise
    Derived form: noun neutralization2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. neutralize, neutralise - make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
    --6 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun neutralization1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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