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neutralise

neut·ra·lise

rare british

verb

1.

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

  • “The mafia liquidated the informer”
  • “the double agent was neutralized”
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2.
3.

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

  • “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”
  • “This action will negate the effect of my efforts”
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4.

make chemically neutral

  • “She neutralized the solution”
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Origin

From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ise.

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