neutralises
Renders something harmless
Neutralises is the British spelling of neutralizes.
To neutralise is to cancel out or render ineffective: The antidote neutralises the poison.
In chemistry, an acid neutralises a base (or vice versa) to produce a neutral solution.
Military and espionage contexts use neutralise as a euphemism for killing: The operative was sent to neutralise the target.
Neutralizes an opposing force
- nullifiesMakes of no effect
- negatesRenders null or invalid
- cancelsRevokes or nullifies
- offsetsCounteracts to balance
antidote · inhibits · blocks · prevents · thwarts · mitigates · opposes · repels
Removes threat potential
- inactivatesMakes something stop functioning
- deactivatesSwitches off functionality
- disablesRenders inoperable
- defusesRenders safe from detonation
silences · suppresses · quenches · extinguishes · halts · stops · terminates · shuts down
Removes threat potential
- defusesRenders safe from detonation
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- removesTakes something out
- containsHolds within itself
subdues · pacifies · quells · suppresses · secures · safeguards · detoxifies · sanitizes
counteracts
Neutralizes an opposing force
offsets · antidote · inhibits · blocks · prevents · thwarts · mitigates · opposes · repels · resists
disarms
Removes threat potential
- inactivatesMakes something stop functioning
- deactivatesSwitches off functionality
- disablesRenders inoperable
defuses · silences · suppresses · quenches · extinguishes · halts · stops · terminates · shuts down · switches off
disarms
Removes threat potential
- defusesRenders safe from detonation
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- removesTakes something out
contains · subdues · pacifies · quells · suppresses · secures · safeguards · detoxifies · sanitizes · decontaminates
stabilizes
Makes firm or steady
- balancesKeeps from toppling
- equalizesMakes amounts match
- calibratesAdjusts for accuracy
adjusts · regulates · normalizes · buffers · moderates · tempers · steadies · evens · levels · harmonizes
neutralisesamplifies
Increases strength or volume
intensifies · strengthens · magnifies · enhances · boosts
neutralisesacidifies
Makes chemically sour
activates · catalyses · potentiates · ionises · destabilises
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