neutralize
verb (used with object)
to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
have neutralized
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present perfectof neutralize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Brandon Yan, a life expectancy researcher and resident physician at the University of California, San Francisco said the CDC figures confirm suicide risks continue to rise even as vaccines have neutralized COVID.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
"There are significant problems and you really must make sure that you have neutralized the ICBM's capability to do damage, and that is an additional problem in the scenario."
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2022
“Do I believe if Scot Peterson went into that building, there was a chance he could have neutralized the killer and saved lives? Yes, I believe that,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2018
Looking forward to the next election cycle in Iraq, analyst Ramzy Mardini said Maliki’s removal from office alone would not have neutralized him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2015
The spectator has a vivid picture of Othello and Desdemona together; but his reactions have neutralized each other, and his emotions, lacking their organic conditions, are in abeyance.
From The Psychology of Beauty by Ethel Dench Puffer Howes
