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# neutralized

verb (past tense and past participle of neutralize: neutralize, neutralizes, neutralized, neutralizing; UK also neutralise, neutralised); adjective (neutralized)

«neutralized» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in the opposite kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#m1)
2. Stopped something from having its effect; made it harmless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#m2)
3. Made a weapon, threat or enemy unable to do harm (often military or police talk). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, an acid is neutralized by a base (alkali), for example vinegar and baking soda, or an antacid neutralizing stomach acid; indigestion tablets and bee and wasp sting remedies are classic lessons. In everyday life, a smell or a danger can be neutralized. In news and stories it can be a soft way of saying an enemy was stopped or killed. Phrases: neutralized the acid, neutralized the threat.

### Examples

- The baking soda neutralized the vinegar and the fizzing stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x1)
- The tablet neutralized the acid in his stomach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x2)
- Lime is added to soil that is too acidic so it is neutralized. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x3)
- The bomb squad neutralized the danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x4)
- Opening the windows neutralized the smell of paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x5)
- Their best player was neutralized by our strong defence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x6)
- Once the solution was neutralized, the indicator turned green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/#x7)

### Note

US spelling neutralized, UK often neutralised; both are correct. Neutral means in the middle (not acid, not alkali, or not taking sides). In a pH lesson, a neutralized solution has a pH of about 7.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «neutralized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neutralized/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neutralized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neutralized.html) on Mova free.