NEUTRALIZE

neutralize. Neutralize, v.t. to render neuter, to destroy the properties of a body or bodies by mixture

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Neu″tral‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neutralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Neutralizing (?).] [[Cf. F. neutraliser.]] 1. 1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
So here I am neutralized again. Sir W. Scott. 2. 2. (Chem.) 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. 3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or inefficiency; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
Counter citations that neutralize each other. E. Everett.