- neutralize⇄neutralize, verb, -ized,-izing.
- neutralize⇄v.i. to become neutral or neutralized.
- neutralize⇄v.t. 1. to make neutral.
Ex. Bases neutralize acids.
2. to keep war out of; keep neutral.
Ex. The city was neutralized so that peace talks could be held there. Switzerland was neutralized in 1815.
3. to make of no effect by some