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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNeutraliser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nøtʁalize
"La nouvelle politique vise à neutraliser l'impact de la pollution sur l'environnement."
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2 senses- 1
To make something ineffective by counteracting it.
"The new policy aims to neutralize the impact of pollution on the environment." - 2
To render a substance chemically inactive.
"The chemist was able to neutralize the acid with a base."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'neutralize' originates from the Latin 'neutralis', meaning 'of a neutral nature', which evolved through Middle French 'neutraliser'. The term has shifted in meaning from simply denoting neutrality to implying the act of counteracting or nullifying an effect, particularly in scientific and chemical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neutralize" is said worldwide
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Neutraliser
Transliteration: nøtʁalize
"La nouvelle politique vise à neutraliser l'impact de la pollution sur l'environnement."
Neutralisieren
Transliteration: nɔʏtʁaliːʁən
"Die neue Politik zielt darauf ab, die Auswirkungen der Verschmutzung auf die Umwelt zu neutralisieren."
Neutralizzare
Transliteration: neutraʎˈdzare
"La nuova politica mira a neutralizzare l'impatto dell'inquinamento sull'ambiente."
Neutralizar
Transliteration: neutɾaliˈθaɾ
"La nueva política busca neutralizar el impacto de la contaminación en el medio ambiente."
Neutralizar
Transliteration: neutɾaliˈzaʁ
"A nova política visa neutralizar o impacto da poluição no meio ambiente."
निष्क्रिय करना
Transliteration: Nishkriya karna
"नई नीति का उद्देश्य पर्यावरण पर प्रदूषण के प्रभाव को निष्क्रिय करना है।"
中和
Transliteration: zhōnghé
"新政策旨在中和污染对环境的影响。"
중화하다
Transliteration: junghwahada
"새 정책은 환경에 대한 오염의 영향을 중화하는 것을 목표로 합니다."
中和する
Transliteration: chūwa suru
"新しい政策は環境への汚染の影響を中和することを目指しています。"
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