Neutralise vs. Neutralize

Neutralise vs. Neutralize — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Neutralise and Neutralize

Neutraliseverb

(British spelling) neutralize

Neutralizeverb

To make neutral.

Neutraliseverb

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing;

The mafia liquidated the informerthe double agent was neutralized

Neutralizeverb

To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.

Neutraliseverb

make incapable of military action

Neutralizeverb

To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.

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Neutraliseverb

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;

Her optimism neutralizes his gloomThis action will negate the effect of my efforts

Neutralizeverb

To make (a solution) neutral.

Neutraliseverb

make chemically neutral;

She neutralized the solution

Neutralizeverb

To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.

Neutralizeverb

(Medicine) To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).

Neutralizeverb

(Slang) To remove as a threat, especially by killing.

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Neutralizeverb

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

The antidote neutralised the toxin.

Neutralizeverb

(transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.

Neutralizeverb

To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.

Neutralizeverb

To kill.

Neutralizeverb

make politically neutral and thus inoffensive;

The treaty neutralized the small republic

Neutralizeverb

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;

Her optimism neutralizes his gloomThis action will negate the effect of my efforts

Neutralizeverb

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions;

This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues

Neutralizeverb

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing;

The mafia liquidated the informerthe double agent was neutralized

Neutralizeverb

make incapable of military action

Neutralizeverb

make chemically neutral;

She neutralized the solution