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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
neu·tral·ize    Audio Help   [noo-truh-lahyz, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
2.to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts.
3.Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action: to neutralize an enemy position.
4.to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war: to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.
5.to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).
6.Electricity. to render electrically or magnetically neutral.
–verb (used without object)
7.to become neutral or neutralized; undergo neutralization: With this additive the solution begins to neutralize.
Also, especially British, neu·tral·ise.

[Origin: 1655–65; neutral + -ize]

—Related forms
neu·tral·iz·er, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  neutralize
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  abrogate, annul, balance, block, cancel, counteract, counterbalance, frustrate, invalidate, negate, nullify, offset, stop, undo
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  cancel
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount.
Synonyms:  counteract, negate, nullify
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  compensate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make up for.
Synonyms:  balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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