neutralise meaning and definition

NEUTRALISE verb

Definition of neutralise (verb)

1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
   • "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
   • synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste
2. make incapable of military action
   • synonyms: neutralize
3. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
   • "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
   • synonyms: negate, neutralize, nullify
4. make chemically neutral
   • "She neutralized the solution"
   • synonyms: neutralize