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neutralize
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(BrE also neutralise) verb [VN]
1 to stop sth from having any effect:
The latest figures should neutralize the fears of inflation.
2 (chemistry) to make a substance NEUTRAL(5):
Lime was used to neutralize the acidity of the soil.
3 to make a country or an area NEUTRAL(2):
The treaty neutralized the Black Sea.
neutralization, neutralisation noun [U]
