English Dictionary

neutralize

verb

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective. / (transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral. / (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.

They used a special chemical to neutralize the acidity of the soil.

意味（1）

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

The antidote neutralised the toxin.

意味（2）

(transitive) 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.

意味（3）

(transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.

意味（4）

(transitive, military, euphemistic) To kill.