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Neutralise Definition & Meaning

neutralise
verb
  1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
  2. make incapable of military action
  3. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
  4. make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"

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What does neutralise mean?
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" make incapable of military action make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
What part of speech is neutralise?
Neutralise is a verb.
How many definitions does neutralise have?
Neutralise has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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