neutralise
neutralise is the non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
Meaning of neutralize
Verb
neutralize (third-person singular simple present neutralizes, present participle neutralizing, simple past and past participle neutralized)
- To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
- The antidote neutralized the toxin.
- Synonyms:
- counteract, counterweigh
- To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
- All the powers involved are committed not only to stay out of a given territory, but also to reenter it if any one of them violates the independence of the neutralized country.1965, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 1, page 77
- To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
- To kill.
- At the beginning of the opening game, Shepard becomes the first human Spectre, an elite operative given broad authority to neutralize threats to galactic order in the galaxy.2019, “Mass Effect (Trilogy)”, in Michael M. Levy, Farah Mendlesohn, editors, Aliens in Popular Culture, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175
Forms of neutralise
| third-person singular present | neutralises |
|---|---|
| present participle | neutralising |
| past participle | neutralised |
| past | neutralised |
Origin of neutralise
From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ise.
Words formed from neutralise
Questions about neutralise
- What is neutralise the non-Oxford British English standard form of?
- Neutralise is the non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
Words near neutralise in the dictionary
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