NEUTRALISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does neutralise mean?
• NEUTRALISE (verb)
The verb NEUTRALISE has 4 senses:
1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
2. make incapable of military action
3. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
4. make chemically neutral
Familiarity information: NEUTRALISE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• NEUTRALISE (verb)
Meaning:
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
do in; knock off; liquidate; neutralise; neutralize; waste
Context examples:
The mafia liquidated the informer / the double agent was neutralized
Hypernyms (to "neutralise" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Make incapable of military action
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
neutralise; neutralize
Hypernyms (to "neutralise" is one way to...):
demilitarise; demilitarize (do away with the military organization and potential of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
neutralize; neutralise; nullify; negate
Context examples:
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom / This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Hypernyms (to "neutralise" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make chemically neutral
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
neutralise; neutralize
Context example:
She neutralized the solution
Hypernyms (to "neutralise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
