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Neutralize \Neu"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neutralized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Neutralizing}.] [Cf. F. neutraliser.]
1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
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So here I am neutralized again. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. (Chem.) 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.
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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.
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Counter citations that neutralize each other. --E.
Everett.
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