Synonyms: neutralise, neutralize
Definition: make chemically neutral
Usage: She neutralized the solution
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: neutralise, neutralize
Definition: make incapable of military action
Similar words: demilitarise, demilitarize
Definition: do away with the military organization and potential of
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays