| 释义 |
Verb: neutralize 'n(y)ootru`lIz- Make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
"The treaty neutralized the small republic"
- neutralise [Brit] - Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
- neutralise [Brit], nullify, negate - Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- counteract, countervail, counterbalance, neutralise [Brit] - Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"the double agent was neutralized"
- neutralise [Brit], liquidate, waste, knock off, do in - Make incapable of military action
- neutralise [Brit] - Make chemically neutral
"She neutralized the solution"
- neutralise [Brit]
Derived forms: neutralized, neutralizes, neutralizing See also: neutralization Type of: alter, cancel, change, demilitarise [Brit], demilitarize, kill, modify, offset, set off, weaken |