neutralise

See also: neutralisé

English

Etymology

From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral +‎ -ise.

Verb

neutralise (third-person singular simple present neutralises, present participle neutralising, simple past and past participle neutralised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
   • 2019 September 14, Charles Negromonte Santos, “Fitness tips: three benefits of Brazilian jiu-jitsu”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Anagrams

• laurestine, lineatures, reinsulate

French

Verb

neutralise

1. inflection of neutraliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative