to neutralize
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6.2
- verb
- /ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz/
- US
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declarar neutral
- In addition, the islands should be neutralized and demilitarized.
Examples
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The four external countries have no reason to object to the neutralization idea because it has potential benefits for all of them: neutralizing the Korean peninsula would also mean neutralizing the conflict among themselves over Korea.
Academic text (1999) -
The government decided to neutralize the region to ensure it remained free from conflict during the negotiations.
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Therefore, it had to be neutralized from the Japanese point of view.
Blog text (21) -
The country must then neutralize these reserves by limiting credit growth in order to prevent domestic inflation from undermining its competitive advantage.
Academic text (2011) -
The 1979 Camp David Accords neutralized Egypt as a player in the Arab war against Israel.
Blog text (22) -
In the social arena, political integration can be expected to neutralize the traditional points of social cleavage (such as tribalism) through the introduction of less entrenched points of cleavage.
Academic text (1995) -
During the peace talks, the ambassador aimed to neutralize tensions between the two opposing factions.
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To maintain its status in the region, the country chose to neutralize potential threats by staying uninvolved in the disputes.
Synonyms
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6.9
To remove political influence from a group, system, or topic
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Etymology
Neutralize comes from the Latin word neuter, meaning 'neither of the two', and this gave us neutral and neutrality. So to neutralize a country or group is to make it 'not take sides' in a conflict.