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neutralize

Main Entry:: neu·tral·ize
Variant(s):: also British neu·tral·ise \ˈn(y)ü-trə-ˌlīz\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: neu·tral·ized also British neu·tral·ised; neu·tral·iz·ing also British is·ing

transitive verb1: to make chemically neutral2 a: to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective b: to counteract the refractive power of (a lens) by combining it with one or more other lenses3: to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantitiesintransitive verb: to undergo neutralization

— neu·tral·iz·er also British neu·tral·is·er noun

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