neutralise
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From French 'neutraliser', from 'neutre' (neutral), from Latin 'neuter' (neither), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European 'ne' (not) + 'utro' (either of two).
مثال
- The antidote will neutralise the poison in your system.
- The government implemented measures to neutralise the threat of terrorism.
- The team's strong defense neutralised the opponent's offense.
ترکیبهای رایج
Neutralise a threat Neutralise an enemy Neutralise an acid Neutralise an argument
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing “The mafia liquidated the informer” “the double agent was neutralized” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- make incapable of military action “Somebody ----s something”
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom” “This action will negate the effect of my efforts” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make chemically neutral “She neutralized the solution” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”