neitralizēt

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From neitrāls (neutral) +‎ -izēt. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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neitralizēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present neitralizēju, neitralizē, neitralizē, past neitralizēju)

  1. (politics) to neutralize (to render a country, a party, etc., neutral in a conflict)
    neitralizēt valstito neutralize a country (= render it neutral)
  2. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease the strength, influence, etc. of something)
    neitralizēt buržuāzisko ideoloģijuto neutralize the bourgeois ideology
    neitralizēt ienaidnieku taktikuto neutralize the enemy's tactics
    saslimušo cilvēku asinīs izveidojas antivielas, kas neitralizē vīrususin the blood of a diseased person, antibodies are developed that neutralize the virus
  3. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease an undesired effect of something)
    neitralizēt dūmusto neutralize the smoke, fumes
    neitralizējoša vielaneutralizing substance
  4. (chemistry) 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)
    bordo šķidrumā ir brīva skābe un, lai to neitralizētu, jāpielej vēl nedaudz kaļķu pienain the bordo solution there is a free acid and, in order to neutralize it, one must add some lime milk

Conjugation

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