Neutralize - English meaning

Neutralize – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Make (something) ineffective by applying an opposite force or effect.
Usage examples:
Impatience at his frailty began to neutralize her fear
Synonims:
Counteract Offset Counterbalance Balance (out)Counterpoise Countervail Compensate for Make up for Cancel out Make/render ineffective Nullify Negate Annul Undo Invalidate Be an antidote to Wi

verb
To produce an effect that removes the effect of something else
Usage examples:
Raising the sales tax will neutralize the tax cut., acid in soil can be neutralized.

Neutralize translation into English

Neutralize: translate from English into Chinese

中和, 抵消, 废止, 相抵, 使中立

Neutralize: translate from English into Dutch

Neutraliseren, Neutralizeren, Opheffen, Neutraal verklaren

Neutralize: translate from English into French

Neutraliser, Se neutraliser, Garder la neutralité, Rester neutre

Neutralize: translate from English into German

Neutralisieren, Aufheben, Entschärfen, Die spitze nehmen

Neutralize: translate from English into Hindi

बेअसर, बेअसर करना, ग़ैरजानिबदार बनाना, तटस्थ बनाना, विफल करना, प्रभावहीन करना, प्रभावहीन बनाना, निष्फल करना, निष्प्रभाव करना, तटस्थ करना

Neutralize: translate from English into Italian

Neutralizzare

Neutralize: translate from English into Korean

중화하다, 중립화시키다, 지대 따위를 중립화시키다, 나라 따위를 중립화시키다, 무효가 되게 하다

Neutralize: translate from English into Russian

Нейтрализовать, Обезвреживать, Сбалансировать, Уничтожать, Объявлять нейтральной зоной, Уравновешивать, Подавить огнем

Neutralize: translate from English into Spanish

Neutralizar

Word origin

mid 17th century: from French neutraliser, from medieval Latin neutralizare, from Latin neutralis (see neutral).

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Neutralize – similar words

neutralism

noun
A policy of political neutrality.
Usage examples:
The arms deal was likely to encourage neutralism in the area

Neutralism - all meanings in English

neutral

ˈnjuː.trəl

adjective
Not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.
Usage examples:
Neutral and non-aligned european nations

noun
An impartial or unbiased state or person.
Usage examples:
Sweden and its fellow neutrals

adjective
Not expressing an opinion or taking actions that support either side in a disagreement or war
Usage examples:
Switzerland remained neutral during the war., he wanted the office painted in neutral colors.

Neutral - all meanings in English

Neutralize synonims

annul

verb
Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
Usage examples:
The decision was annulled by the courts

verb
To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing
Usage examples:
The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb
To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists
Usage examples:
The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

Annul - all meanings in English

counteract

verb
Act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it.
Usage examples:
Should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming?

verb
To reduce or remove the effect of something by producing an opposite effect
Usage examples:
The tax must be adjusted upward to counteract inflation.

verb
To take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful
Usage examples:
Spending on marketing and advertising has increased in order to counteract falling sales., these ne…

Counteract - all meanings in English

counterbalance

noun
A weight that balances another weight.
Usage examples:
The trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads

verb
(of a weight) balance (another weight).
Usage examples:
The sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest

verb
To have an equal but opposite effect on something in a positive way, so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic
Usage examples:
Investment in forestry projects is intended to counterbalance the effects of carbon emissions., sho…

Counterbalance - all meanings in English

counterpoise

noun
A factor or force that balances or neutralizes another.
Usage examples:
The organization sees the power of brussels as a counterpoise to that of london

verb
Have an opposing and balancing effect on.
Usage examples:
They make a delightful couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality

Counterpoise - all meanings in English

countervail

verb
Offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force.
Usage examples:
Stereotypes are countervailed by more realistic assessments

Countervail - all meanings in English

invalidate

verb
Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
Usage examples:
His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb
To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable
Usage examples:
A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb
To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable
Usage examples:
If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

Invalidate - all meanings in English

negate

verb
Make ineffective; nullify.
Usage examples:
Alcohol negates the effects of the drug

verb
To show something to be wrong or to be the opposite of what was thought, or to cause something to have no effect
Usage examples:
The increase in sales was negated by the rising cost of materials.

Negate - all meanings in English

nullify

verb
Make legally null and void; invalidate.
Usage examples:
It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb
To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing
Usage examples:
The referee nullified the goal.

verb
To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force
Usage examples:
The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

Nullify - all meanings in English

offset

noun
A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one.
Usage examples:
Widow's bereavement allowance is an offset against income

verb
Counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect.
Usage examples:
Donations to charities can be offset against tax

verb
To balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results
Usage examples:
The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents.

Offset - all meanings in English

undo

verb
Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).
Usage examples:
The knot was difficult to undo

noun
A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.
Usage examples:
The undo command

verb
Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

Undo - all meanings in English

wi

abbreviation
West indies.

Wi - all meanings in English

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