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Where does “neutralize” come from?

Neutralize comes from French neutraliser, formed from the adjective neutre meaning "neutral" combined with the verb-forming suffix -iser.

neutralize (English): To make even, inactive or ineffective; To make ...

Definitions

  1. To make even, inactive or ineffective; To make ...

Ancestry of “neutralize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneutraliserto neutralise

Words derived from “neutralize”

  • neutralizing
  • neutralizer
  • neutraliser
  • nonneutralizing
  • neutralizable
  • subneutralizing
  • deneutralize
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