neutrality
— Noun
– English
~ tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
neutralization
— Noun
– English
~ action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization
— Noun
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~ action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium"
neutralization
— Noun
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~ a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
neutralization
— Noun
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~ (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
neutralization fire
— Noun
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~ fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
neutralize
— Verb
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~ oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
neutralize
— Verb
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~ make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
neutralize
— Verb
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~ make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
neutralize
— Verb
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~ make incapable of military action
neutralize
— Verb
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~ make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
neutralize
— Verb
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~ get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
neutralized
— Adjective
– English
~ made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics