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neutralise

Who acts: antacid, you, Toothpaste, antacid tablet, defender, report · What happens: make, mix, neutralis, stop, have, neutralise · To what, where: acid, stomach acid, something, effect, threat, enemy · Speech: someone speaks here

«neutralise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: neutralise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To make an acid or alkali neutral by mixing them: an antacid neutralises stomach acid.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 acid	det
4	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 alkali	cc
6	alkali	alkali	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 acid	conj
7	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 make	xcomp
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 mixing	mark
9	mixing	mix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 neutral	advcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 mixing	obj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 neutralises	punct
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 antacid	det
13	antacid	antacid	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 neutralises	nsubj
14	neutralises	neutralis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 make	advcl
15	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 acid	compound
16	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 neutralises	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a acid or alkali				neutral property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset acid=Product
2	mix	gerund		acid					vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
3	neutralis	present	a antacid	stomach acid					tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To stop something from having an effect: neutralise the threat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 neutralise	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 stop	obj
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 having	mark
5	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stop	advcl
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 effect	det
7	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 having	obj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 neutralise	punct
9	neutralise	neutralise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 threat	det
11	threat	threat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 neutralise	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 neutralise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive	you not said here	something					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality
2	have	gerund	you not said here	a effect					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient
3	neutralise	imperative	you not said here	the threat					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.

To kill or destroy an enemy, in military language.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 kill	mark
2	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 destroy	advcl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 destroy	cc
4	destroy	destroy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 enemy	det
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 destroy	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 language	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 language	case
9	military	military	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 language	amod
10	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 destroy	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 destroy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	destroy	imperative	you not said here	a enemy		military language			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Patient

Example 1

Toothpaste neutralises the acid in your mouth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toothpaste	toothpaste	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 neutralises	nsubj
2	neutralises	neutralis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 acid	det
4	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 neutralises	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 mouth	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 mouth	nmod:poss
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 neutralises	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 neutralises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	neutralis	present	Toothpaste	the acid		your mouth			tree rules

Example 2

An antacid tablet neutralises stomach acid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tablet	det
2	antacid	antacid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tablet	compound
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutralises	nsubj
4	neutralises	neutralis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 acid	compound
6	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutralises	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 neutralises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	neutralis	present	a antacid tablet	stomach acid					tree rules

Example 3

Lime is added to soil to neutralise acid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lime	lime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 added	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 added	aux:pass
3	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 soil	case
5	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 added	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 neutralise	mark
7	neutralise	neutralise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 added	advcl
8	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 neutralise	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 added	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	present · passive		Lime				to soil	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to soil=Co-Patient
2	neutralise	to-infinitive		acid					tree rules

Example 4

The defender neutralised the striker's speed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 defender	det
2	defender	defender	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 neutralised	nsubj
3	neutralised	neutralis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 striker	det
5	striker	striker	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 speed	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 striker	case
7	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 neutralised	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 neutralised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	neutralis	past	the defender	the striker's speed					tree rules

Example 5

The report said the soldiers neutralised the target (a euphemism for killing).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 report	det
2	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 soldiers	det
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 neutralised	nsubj
6	neutralised	neutralis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 target	det
8	target	target	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 neutralised	obj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 euphemism	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 euphemism	det
11	euphemism	euphemism	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 target	appos
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 killing	case
13	killing	killing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 euphemism	nmod
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 euphemism	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the report						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	neutralis	past	the soldiers	the target					tree rules

Example 6

We used indicator paper to see when the acid was neutralised.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	indicator	indicator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 paper	compound
4	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 neutralised	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 acid	det
9	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 neutralised	nsubj:pass
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 neutralised	aux:pass
11	neutralised	neutralis	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 see	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	indicator paper					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Patient
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	neutralis	past · passive		the acid					tree rules

Example 7

The smell was neutralised with baking soda.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 smell	det
2	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutralised	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 neutralised	aux:pass
4	neutralised	neutralis	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 soda	case
6	baking	baking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 soda	compound
7	soda	soda	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutralised	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 neutralised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	neutralis	past · passive		the smell				with baking soda	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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