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How to pronounce neutralise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms neutralize
Type of modify, change, alter
Derivation neutralisation
Type Words
Synonyms neutralize
Type of demilitarize, demilitarise
Derivation neutralisation
Type Words
Synonyms do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste
Type of kill
Type Words
Synonyms negate, neutralize, nullify
Type of weaken
Derivation neutralisation

Examples of neutralise

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The Mugabe government seized on the phrase as a way to neutralise Mr Tsvangirai.
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Hoshi wants to communicate with it, but T'Pol decides to neutralise it instead.
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It subsequently develops opportunities and strategies to neutralise such threats.
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Merck says that a single 10 milligram shot may be enough to neutralise myostatin.
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All I have been trying to do is neutralise the game playing by NoMoreMrNiceGuy.
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This sensitivity was reversed by an antibody known to neutralise the molecule.
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That difficulty cannot neutralise the damage caused by this decision, however.
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And so, we suggest, is unleashing one form of pollution to neutralise another.
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Efforts are currently on-going to neutralise these security threats and challenges.
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More examples
  • Neutralize: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
  • Neutralize: make incapable of military action
  • Neutralize: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
  • Neutralize: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
  • (neutralisation) neutralization: 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
  • (neutralisation) neutralization: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
  • To make inactive or ineffective
  • (NEUTRALISER) A chemical used to deactivate or destroy chlorine or bromine. It is used in better test kits in order to increase the accuracy of the pool water tests.
  • (Neutraliser) A special shampoo created to stop chemicals breaking down the hair bonds. If a neutraliser is not used, hair loss and extremely painful chemical burns are VERY likely to occur.