neutralize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
The treaty neutralized the small republic
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- neutralization derivation
Sense 2 verb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
Types & categories
- weaken hypernym
Related & opposite
- nullification derivation
- counteraction derivation
Sense 3 verb
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- counteraction derivation
- offset derivation
- counteractive derivation
Sense 4 verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
The mafia liquidated the informer
Types & categories
- kill hypernym
Related & opposite
- liquidation derivation
- liquidator derivation
Sense 5 verb
make incapable of military action
Types & categories
- demilitarize hypernym
Related & opposite
- neutralization derivation
Sense 6 verb
make chemically neutral
She neutralized the solution
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- neutralisation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralization |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-opt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nullification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | counteraction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counteraction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | offset |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counteractive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | offset |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | override |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquidation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquidator |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralization |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | demilitarize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralisation |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |