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neutralize

/ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz/

/ˈnuːtrəlaɪz/

Translations

neutralizeverb

neutralized

Past Simple

neutralized

Past Participle

neutralizing

Gerund

/ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz/

/ˈnuːtrəlaɪz/

neutraliserRendre inoffensif ou sans effet.

The antidote was used to neutralize the poison in his system.

L'antidote a été utilisé pour neutraliser le poison dans son organisme.

Additional translations

neutraliserEn chimie, rendre une solution neutre.

neutraliserAu sens militaire, mettre hors d'état de nuire ou de fonctionner.

Synonyms

cancel out

Antonyms

neutralizeverb

To make something ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect.

The antidote was used to neutralize the poison in his system.

To render a military target ineffective by destroying or disabling it.

The airstrike was intended to neutralize the enemy's radar installations.

To make a solution chemically neutral, neither acidic nor basic.

The chemist added a base to the solution to neutralize the acid.