Main entry: neutralise, neutralize
Definition: make chemically neutral
Usage: She neutralized the solution
Main entry: negate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify
Definition: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Usage: Her optimism neutralizes his gloom; This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Main entry: neutralise, neutralize
Definition: make incapable of military action
Main entry: neutralise, neutralize, do in, waste, knock off, liquidate
Definition: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Usage: The mafia liquidated the informer; the double agent was neutralized
Main entry: neutralize
Definition: make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
Usage: The treaty neutralized the small republic
Main entry: counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize
Definition: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
Usage: This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues