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neutralise
Neutralise (verb) means a non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
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A non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
"It’s all based on immobilising your opponent, rather than punching or kicking them, which means you learn how to neutralise, for example, a stranger grabbing your wrist."
— Charles Negromonte Santos, Fitness tips: three benefits of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (2019)
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Etymology
This word comes from French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis it can be broken down as neutral + -ise.
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What is the meaning of neutralise?
"neutralise" (verb) means a non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
What is another word for neutralise?
Other words for "neutralise" include waste, negate, neutralize, nullify, liquidate.
