Neu"tral*ize (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Neutralized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Neutralizing (?).] [Cf. F. neutraliser.]
1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of
neutrality.
So here I am neutralized again.
Sir W. Scott.
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. 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.
