neutralize

ganin bayan juna, soke juna

Other spellings

• (UK) neutralise

Word parts

neutral + -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnjuːtrəlʌɪz

• US

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• Hyphenation: neu‧tral‧ize

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) neutralize

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) neutralizes

Past tense (ya wuce) neutralized

Past participle (ya wuce) neutralized

Present participle (ana cikin yi) neutralizing

1. (transitive) If A neutralizes B, A makes B inactive or ineffective. <> kashe

   The antidote neutralized the toxin.

2. (transitive) (military) If you neutralize a person, you kill them.