Word Meanings - NEUTRALIZE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference

Additional info about word: NEUTRALIZE

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. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc. Counter citations that neutralize each other. E. Everett. (more info) 1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality. So here I am neutralized again. Sir W. Scott.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of NEUTRALIZE)

• Bailie
• Frustrate
• counteract
• disconcert
• elude
• mock
• thwart
• confound
• defeat
• perplex
• restrain
• upset
• foil
• mar
• balk
• neutralize
• dodge
• counterfoil
• Balance
• Weigh
• poise
• pit
• counterpoise
• equalize
• estimate
• redress
• adjust
• Balk
• Estop
• bar
• frustrate
• stop
• prevent
• hinder
• nullify
• disappoint
• baffle
• Counteract
• Counterinfluence
• oppose
• rival
• Intercept
• Arrest
• catch
• seize

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of NEUTRALIZE)

• Release
• dismiss
• liberate
• free
• discharge
• expedite
• Over-balance
• aggravate
• Secure
• promote
• insure
• speed
• advance
• establish
• aid

Related words: (words related to NEUTRALIZE)

• SPECTACLE
  An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light. 4. pl. (more info) 1. Something exhibited to view; usually,
• SPERMATOCYTE
  See SPERMOBLAST
• RIVALESS
  A female rival. Richardson.
• SPECIFICNESS
  The quality or state of being specific.
• DISMISSIVE
  Giving dismission.
• SPERMATIC
  Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc. Spermatic cord , the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying
• COUNTERACTIVE
  Tending to counteract.
• SPERMATICAL
  Spermatic.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• PREVENTATIVE
  That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
• RELEASE
  To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
• SPECTROGRAPH
  An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic , a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly , adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy , n.
• NEUTRALIZE
  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. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference
• SPECK
  The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. Speck falls , falls or ropes rove through blocks for hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling vessel.
• RESTRAINABLE
  Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne.
• SPECTATORSHIP
  1. The office or quality of a spectator. Addison. 2. The act of beholding. Shak.
• SPECE
  Species; kind. Chaucer.
• UPSETTING
  Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. Jamieson.
• DISMISSAL
  Dismission; discharge. Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal. Motley.
• SPEECHLESS
  1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. 2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison. -- Speech"less*ly, adv. -- Speech"less*ness, n.
• ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS
  Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
• ASPER
  Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. "An asper sound." Bacon.
• PRELUDE
  An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• SCATCH
  A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth. Bailey.
• MISPENSE
  See HALL
• OOSPERM; OOESPERM
  The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour.
• DISPENSE
  1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott. 2.
• INDISPENSABLENESS
  The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.
• COUNTER WEIGHT
  A counterpoise.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.