Meaning of neitralizēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to neutralize (to render a country, a party, etc., neutral in a conflict)
   transitive
2. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease the strength, influence, etc. of something)
   transitive
3. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease an undesired effect of something)
   transitive
4. to neutralize (to eliminate the acidic properties of a substance with an alkali, or to eliminate the alkalic properties of a substance with an acid, thereby producing the respective salt)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“neitralizēt valsti”

to neutralize a country (= render it neutral)

“neitralizēt buržuāzisko ideoloģiju”

to neutralize the bourgeois ideology

“neitralizēt ienaidnieku taktiku”

to neutralize the enemy's tactics

“saslimušo cilvēku asinīs izveidojas antivielas, kas neitralizē vīrusus”

in the blood of a diseased person, antibodies are developed that neutralize the virus

“neitralizēt dūmus”

to neutralize the smoke, fumes

“neitralizējoša viela”

neutralizing substance

“bordo šķidrumā ir brīva skābe un, lai to neitralizētu, jāpielej vēl nedaudz kaļķu piena”

in the bordo solution there is a free acid and, in order to neutralize it, one must add some lime milk

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