neutralize Who acts: effect, result, Baking soda, We, Bee stings, people · What happens: stop, have, do, mix, be, kill · To what, where: something, effect, harm, acid, war, enemy · Speech: someone speaks here
«neutralize» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: neutralize in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To stop something from having an effect, so it no longer does harm.
The tree, 13 words mark obj mark acl det obj punct advmod nsubj advmod advmod advcl obj punct root To PART stop VERB something PRON from SCONJ having VERB an DET effect NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON no ADV longer ADV does VERB harm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stop mark 2 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 stop obj 4 from from SCONJ _ 5 having mark 5 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 something acl 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 effect det 7 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 5 having obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 does punct 9 so so ADV _ 13 does advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 does nsubj 11 no no ADV _ 12 longer advmod 12 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 13 does advmod 13 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 stop advcl 14 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 13 does obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 stop punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop to-infinitive something vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality 2 have gerund a effect vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient 3 do present effect harm long property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Eventuality
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 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
To mix an acid with a base (alkali) so that the result is neither acid nor alkali.
The tree, 17 words mark det obj case det obl punct appos punct mark fixed det nsubj cop cc:preconj advcl cc conj punct root To PART mix VERB an DET acid NOUN with ADP a DET base NOUN ( PUNCT alkali NOUN ) PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ the DET result NOUN is AUX neither CCONJ acid NOUN nor CCONJ alkali NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mix mark 2 mix mix 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 mix obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 base case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 base det 7 base base NOUN Number=Sing 2 mix obl 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 alkali punct 9 alkali alkali NOUN Number=Sing 7 base appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 alkali punct 11 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 17 acid mark 12 that that SCONJ _ 11 so fixed 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 result det 14 result result NOUN Number=Sing 17 acid nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 acid cop 16 neither neither CCONJ Polarity=Neg 17 acid cc:preconj 17 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 2 mix advcl 18 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 19 alkali cc 19 alkali alkali NOUN Number=Sing 17 acid conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 mix punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mix to-infinitive a acid with a base vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent acid=Patient with base=Co-Patient 2 is a present the result acid nor alkali tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal, euphemism — kept apart, not parsed.
In war or crime stories, to stop or kill an enemy.
case obl cc compound conj punct mark cc conj det obj punct root In ADP war NOUN or CCONJ crime NOUN stories NOUN , PUNCT to PART stop VERB or CCONJ kill VERB an DET enemy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 war case 2 war war NOUN Number=Sing 8 stop obl 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 stories cc 4 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 5 stories compound 5 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 2 war conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 stop punct 7 to to PART _ 8 stop mark 8 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 kill cc 10 kill kill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 stop conj 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 enemy det 12 enemy enemy NOUN Number=Sing 10 kill obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 stop punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop to-infinitive war or crime stories vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in war=Location 2 kill infinitive a enemy vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Theme
Example 1 Baking soda can neutralize vinegar.
compound nsubj aux obj punct root Baking NOUN soda NOUN can AUX neutralize VERB vinegar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baking baking NOUN Number=Sing 2 soda compound 2 soda soda NOUN Number=Sing 4 neutralize nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 neutralize aux 4 neutralize neutralize VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 vinegar vinegar NOUN Number=Sing 4 neutralize obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 neutralize punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 neutralize can Baking soda vinegar vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent vinegar=Patient
Example 2 We added alkali to neutralize the acid in the test tube.
nsubj obj mark advcl det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON added VERB alkali NOUN to PART neutralize VERB the DET acid NOUN in ADP the DET test NOUN tube NOUN . PUNCT 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 added nsubj 2 added add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 alkali alkali NOUN Number=Sing 2 added obj 4 to to PART _ 5 neutralize mark 5 neutralize neutralize VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 added advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 acid det 7 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 5 neutralize obj 8 in in ADP _ 11 tube case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 tube det 10 test test NOUN Number=Sing 11 tube compound 11 tube tube NOUN Number=Sing 5 neutralize obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 added punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 add speech: assert past We alkali vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alkali=Patient 2 neutralize to-infinitive We not said here the acid the test tube vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent acid=Patient
Example 3 Bee stings are acid, so some people use soap to neutralize them.
compound nsubj cop punct advmod det nsubj conj obj mark advcl obj punct root Bee NOUN stings NOUN are AUX acid NOUN , PUNCT so ADV some DET people NOUN use VERB soap NOUN to PART neutralize VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 2 stings compound 2 stings sting NOUN Number=Plur 4 acid nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acid cop 4 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 use punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 use advmod 7 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 people det 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 use nsubj 9 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acid conj 10 soap soap NOUN Number=Sing 9 use obj 11 to to PART _ 12 neutralize mark 12 neutralize neutralize VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 use advcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 neutralize obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 acid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Bee stings acid tree rules 2 use present some people soap vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soap=Patient 3 neutralize to-infinitive some people not said here people vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 4 The charcoal neutralized the bad smell in the fridge.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET charcoal NOUN neutralized VERB the DET bad ADJ smell NOUN in ADP the DET fridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 charcoal det 2 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 3 neutralized nsubj 3 neutralized neutralize VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 smell det 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 smell amod 6 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 3 neutralized obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 fridge case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fridge det 9 fridge fridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 neutralized obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 neutralized punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 neutralize past the charcoal the bad smell the fridge vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent smell=Patient
Example 5 The defender neutralized their best striker.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root The DET defender NOUN neutralized VERB their PRON best ADJ striker NOUN . PUNCT 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 neutralized nsubj 3 neutralized neutralize VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 striker nmod:poss 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 striker amod 6 striker striker NOUN Number=Sing 3 neutralized obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 neutralized punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 neutralize past the defender their best striker vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent striker=Patient
Example 6 The soldiers were told to neutralize the threat.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET soldiers NOUN were AUX told VERB to PART neutralize VERB the DET threat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 4 told nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 told aux:pass 4 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 neutralize mark 6 neutralize neutralize VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 told xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 threat det 8 threat threat NOUN Number=Sing 6 neutralize obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 told punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert past · passive the soldiers vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 neutralize not said to happen to-infinitive the soldiers not said here the threat vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent threat=Patient
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