Neutralize /(?)/

Neu·tral·ize

Neutralize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Neutralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Neutralizing

  1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
    So here I am neutralized again.
  2. To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. (Chem.)
  3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or inefficiency; to counteract; to render ineffective; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
    Counter citations that neutralize each other.