to neutralize
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6.4
- verb
- /ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz/
- Jargon
:
neutralizar
- The military operation aimed to neutralize the threat posed by enemy forces in the region.
- neutralize the threat
- neutralize enemy forces
- neutralize or eliminate
So I shot in his direction, neutralized the threat and shut the door.
- So I shot in his direction, neutralized the threat and shut the door.
- It wasn't until they could neutralize the threat did they ever admit even to the Russian people that there was a problem because that's what governments do.
- And if it's a credible threat that we can't neutralize the threat, you get sent home permanently.
- So, so many of the attacks you we we have with grizzly bears, it'll neutralize the threat and then leave and not and not try to eat the body.
Examples
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But before Alexander could advance further, he needed to neutralize Persian naval power.
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Mr. Scott, that will be your cue to neutralize guard tower a.
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I was asked to track him down and neutralize him.
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Yeah, but if we could neutralize him--
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Very soon now, I must take steps to neutralize the threat my kind poses to yours.
Fiction book (2000) -
And instantly I was thinking, find out where the attack came from, neutralize the threat and get everybody out safely.
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First, they develop conventional military capabilities specifically designed to neutralize U.S. strengths.
Academic text (2005) -
Final attack should have enough ordnance to neutralize all enemy in the caves.
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Be advised, tunnel is secure and all threats are neutralized.
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The superpowers discussed collaborating to develop space and land-based technologies to neutralize nuclear attacks.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
502
3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
93
3.9
To take weapons from a person or group so they cannot use them
85
6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
63
7.5
To destroy completely, often killing many people
60
6.9
To destroy something completely, often on purpose
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9.3
To kill someone in a violent or criminal way
32
7.4
To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb
21
4.8
Make a bomb safe by removing its trigger
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9.9
Kill someone as part of a crime
9
9.3
To kill someone who is a threat
9
8.3
To kill or seriously hurt someone to remove a threat
1
7.7
To take weapons away from a person so they cannot attack
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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1.0
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7.5
- Jargon
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6.4
87
3.5
269
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neutralize comes from the Latin word neuter, which means 'neither of the two', and gives us the word neutral. So to neutralize a threat is to make it unable to act and no longer a danger.