neutralize

Definitions of neutralize in various dictionaries:

verb - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

verb - make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

verb - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

verb - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

verb - make incapable of military action

verb - make chemically neutral

To make neutral.

To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.

To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.

Chemistry.

To make (a solution) neutral.

To cause (an acid or a base) to undergo neutralization.

To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).

To remove as a threat, especially by killing.