neutralization

noun

neu·​tral·​i·​za·​tion ˌnü-trə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌnyü-

1

: an act or process of neutralizing

2

: the quality or state of being neutralized

Examples of neutralization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives. —Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025

And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization. —Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks. —Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025

So social media sort of accelerated the normalization, or neutralization, of this word. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for neutralization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

neutralization

noun

neu·​tral·​iza·​tion

variants also British neutralisation

ˌn(y)ü-trə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: an act or process of neutralizing

2

: the quality or state of being neutralized