neutralized

«neutralized» in Mova's school dictionary: Made a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Made a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in the opposite kind. tree →

2) Stopped something from having its effect; made it harmless. tree →

3) Made a weapon, threat or enemy unable to do harm (often military or police talk). tree →

sense 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 →
• The tablet neutralized the acid in his stomach. tree →
• Lime is added to soil that is too acidic so it is neutralized. tree →
• The bomb squad neutralized the danger. tree →
• Opening the windows neutralized the smell of paint. tree →
• Their best player was neutralized by our strong defence. tree →
• Once the solution was neutralized, the indicator turned green. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• "Neutralized" in official military or police talk means killed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «neutralized» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.