Neutralize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The treaty neutralized the small republic
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
This action will negate the effect of my efforts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste counterbalance countervail negate nullify knock off liquidate do in counteract neutralise

Parts of Speech

verb	make politically neutral and thus inoffensive “The treaty neutralized the small republic”
verb	make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”
verb	oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions “This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues”
verb	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing “The mafia liquidated the informer”
verb	make incapable of military action
verb	make chemically neutral “She neutralized the solution”

Word Forms

neutralization	noun	action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
neutralisation	noun	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
nullification	noun	the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
counteractive	adjective	opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
counteraction	noun	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
counterbalance	noun	a compensating equivalent
liquidation	noun	the murder of a competitor
liquidator	noun	a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neutralisieren

politisch neutral und damit harmlos machen

🇫🇷French

neutraliser

rendre politiquement neutre et donc inoffensif

🇪🇸Spanish

neutralizar

hacer políticamente neutral y por lo tanto inofensivo

🇮🇹Italian

neutralizzare

rendere politicamente neutrale e quindi inoffensivo

🇳🇱Dutch

neutraliseren

politiek neutraal en dus onschadelijk maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

neutralizar

tornar politicamente neutro e, portanto, inofensivo

🇷🇺Russian

нейтрализовать

сделать политически нейтральным и, следовательно, безобидным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेअसर

राजनीतिक रूप से तटस्थ और इस प्रकार अप्रभावी बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরপেক্ষ করা

রাজনৈতিকভাবে নিরপেক্ষ এবং এইভাবে আক্রমণাত্মক করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுநிலையாக்கு

அரசியல் ரீதியில் நடுநிலை மற்றும் அதனால் பாதிப்பில்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

తటస్థీకరిస్తాయి

రాజకీయంగా తటస్థంగా మరియు అప్రియమైనదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तटस्थ करणे

राजकीयदृष्ट्या तटस्थ आणि अशा प्रकारे निरुपद्रवी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તટસ્થ

રાજકીય રીતે તટસ્થ અને આ રીતે અપમાનજનક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಟಸ್ಥಗೊಳಿಸು

ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ ತಟಸ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർവീര്യമാക്കുക

രാഷ്ട്രീയമായി നിഷ്പക്ഷവും അങ്ങനെ കുറ്റകരമല്ലാത്തതുമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਅਸਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਸਿਆਸੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے اثر کرنا

سیاسی طور پر غیر جانبدار اور اس طرح غیر جارحانہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中和

保持政治中立，因此不具有冒犯性

🇯🇵Japanese

中和する

政治的に中立にして無害にする

🇰🇷Korean

무력화하다

정치적으로 중립적이어서 공격적이지 않게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trung hòa

làm cho trung lập về mặt chính trị và do đó không gây khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นกลาง

ทำให้เป็นกลางทางการเมืองและไม่น่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menetralkan

menjadikan mereka netral secara politik sehingga tidak menyinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

neutralisahin

gawing neutral sa pulitika at sa gayon ay hindi nakakasakit

🇲🇾Malay

meneutralkan

menjadikan politik neutral dan dengan itu tidak menyinggung perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحييد

جعلها محايدة سياسيا وبالتالي غير مؤذية

🇮🇷Persian

خنثی کردن

از نظر سیاسی بی طرف و در نتیجه غیر توهین آمیز باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

etkisiz hale getirmek

politik olarak tarafsız ve dolayısıyla zararsız hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַטְרֵל

להפוך לנייטרלי מבחינה פוליטית ובכך לבלתי פוגעני

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