neutralising

ˈnʊtrəˌlaɪzɪŋ

Definition of neutralising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

safety

Rare

making something ineffective or harmless

Rare

The antidote has a neutralising effect on the poison.

counteracting

nullifying

chemistry

Rare

counteracting or canceling out

Rare

The neutralising agent balanced the pH levels in the solution.

counteracting

nullifying

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Origin of neutralising

Latin, neutralis (of neuter gender)

Examples of neutralising in a sentence

They used a neutralising spray on the stain.
The neutralising effect was immediate.
Neutralising chemicals were added to the mixture.

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French:neutralisant, compensateur, ...
German:neutralisierend, ausgleichend, ...
Italian:neutralizzante, bilanciante, ...
Spanish:neutralizante, equilibrante, ...
Portuguese:neutralizante, compensador, ...
Chinese:中和的, 抵消的, ...
Japanese:無効化する, 打ち消す, ...
Arabic:مُحَيِّد, مُعادِل, ...
Hebrew:מְבַטֵּל, מוֹאזֵן, ...
Russian:нейтрализующий, уравновешивающий, ...
Ukrainian:нейтралізуючий, компенсуючий, ...
Hindi:निष्क्रिय, संतुलक, ...
Bengali:নিষ্ক্রিয় করা, প্রতিরোধ করা, ...
Catalan:neutralitzant, contrarestant, ...
Czech:zneškodňující, neutralizující, ...
Danish:neutraliserende, udlignende, ...
Dutch:neutraliserend, tegenwerkend, ...
Greek:εξουδετερωτικός, αντισταθμιστικός, ...
Hungarian:semlegesítő, ...
Khmer:បន្សាប, ធ្វើឱ្យអព្យាក្រឹត, ...
Korean:중화하는, 상쇄하는, ...
Persian:خنثی کننده, متعادل کننده, ...
Polish:neutralizujący, równoważący, ...
Portuguese (BR):neutralizante, contrabalançante, ...
Romanian:neutralizant, contracarant, ...
Swedish:neutraliserande, utjämnande, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นกลาง, ปรับสมดุล, ...
Turkish:nötralize edici, dengeleyici, ...
Vietnamese:vô hiệu hóa, cân bằng, ...

neutralise

ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz

Definition of neutralise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

counteract effectiveness

Rare

make ineffective by counteracting

Rare

They used a special chemical to neutralise the acid..

counteract

nullify

military

TECH.

make a military force unable to act

TECH.

The army was neutralised by the peace treaty.

deactivate

disable

incapacitate

chemistry

TECH.

make a chemical substance neutral

TECH.

The scientist neutralised the acid with a base.

counteract

neutralize

nullify

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Origin of neutralise

Latin, neuter (neither) + -al (pertaining to)

Examples of neutralise in a sentence

Efforts to neutralise the threat were successful.
The airstrike neutralised the enemy's defenses.
Special forces were sent to neutralise the threat.
The solution was neutralised to prevent corrosion.
They needed to neutralise the pH level in the pool.

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French:neutraliser, paralyser, ...
German:neutralisieren, unschädlich machen, ...
Italian:neutralizzare, rendere inoffensivo, ...
Spanish:contrarrestar, desactivar, ...
Portuguese:neutralizar, inutilizar, ...
Chinese:中和, 瓦解, ...
Japanese:中和する, 無力化する, ...
Arabic:حَيَّدَ, شَلَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַטְרֵל, לְנַטְרֵל כּוֹחַ צְבָאִי, ...
Russian:нейтрализовать, парализовать, ...
Ukrainian:нейтралізувати, паралізувати, ...
Hindi:निष्क्रिय करना, अक्षम करना, ...
Bengali:নিষ্ক্রিয় করা, নিরপেক্ষ করা, ...
Catalan:neutralitzar, inutilitzar, ...
Czech:neutralizovat, vyřadit z boje, ...
Danish:neutralisere, uskadeliggøre, ...
Dutch:neutraliseren, uitschakelen, ...
Greek:εξουδετερώνω, αδρανοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:semlegesíteni, harcképtelenné tenni, ...
Khmer:បន្សាប, ធ្វើឲ្យកម្លាំងយោធាមិនអាចធ្វើសកម្មភាពបាន, ...
Korean:중화하다, 무효화하다, ...
Persian:خنثی کردن, ناتوان کرد, ...
Polish:zneutralizować, neutralizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):neutralizar, inutilizar, ...
Romanian:a neutraliza, a dezactiva, ...
Swedish:neutralisera, avväpna, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นกลาง, ทำให้ไร้ความสามารถ, ...
Turkish:nötralize etmek, hareketsiz bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:trung hòa, làm tê liệt, ...

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