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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•tral•i•za•tion (no̅o̅′trə lə zā′shən, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- the quality or condition of being neutralized.
- Phonetics[Ling.]the loss of a distinctive feature of one of a pair of phonemes that are otherwise differentiated on the basis of that feature, as the loss of voice as a distinctive feature between the -t- and -d- of latter and ladder.
- neutralize + -ation 1800–10
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•tral•ize /ˈnutrəˌlaɪz, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing. - to make neutral.
- to make (something) have no or little effect; counteract;
nullify:His campaign team tried to neutralize the bad effects of the debate.
neu•tral•i•za•tion /ˌnutrəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌnyʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] neu•tral•iz•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•tral•ize (no̅o̅′trə līz′, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - to make neutral;
cause to undergo neutralization. - to make (something) ineffective;
counteract;
nullify:carelessness that neutralized our efforts. - Militaryto put out of action or make incapable of action:to neutralize an enemy position.
- Governmentto declare neutral;
invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war:to neutralize a city to prevent bombing. - Chemistryto add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution until the resulting solution is chemically neutral (pH = 7).
- Electricityto render electrically or magnetically neutral.
v.i. - to become neutral or neutralized* undergo neutralization:With this additive the solution begins to neutralize.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] neu′tral•ise′. neu′tral•iz′er, n. |