neutralizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From neutral +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /new.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [neʊ̯.tɾa.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /new.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [neʊ̯.tɾa.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /new.tɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/ [neʊ̯.tɾa.liˈza(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /new.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [neʊ̯.tɾa.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /new.tɾa.liˈza(ɻ)/ [neʊ̯.tɾa.liˈza(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /new.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /new.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /new.tɾɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: neu‧tra‧li‧zar

Verb

neutralizar (first-person singular present neutralizo, first-person singular preterite neutralizei, past participle neutralizado)

1. to neutralise (to make inactive or ineffective)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of neutralizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	neutralizar
Personal	neutralizar	neutralizares	neutralizar	neutralizarmos	neutralizardes	neutralizarem
Gerund
	neutralizando
Past participle
Masculine	neutralizado			neutralizados
Feminine	neutralizada			neutralizadas
Indicative
Present	neutralizo	neutralizas	neutraliza	neutralizamos	neutralizais	neutralizam
Imperfect	neutralizava	neutralizavas	neutralizava	neutralizávamos	neutralizáveis	neutralizavam
Preterite	neutralizei	neutralizaste	neutralizou	neutralizamos1, neutralizámos2	neutralizastes	neutralizaram
Pluperfect	neutralizara	neutralizaras	neutralizara	neutralizáramos	neutralizáreis	neutralizaram
Future	neutralizarei	neutralizarás	neutralizará	neutralizaremos	neutralizareis	neutralizarão
Conditional	neutralizaria	neutralizarias	neutralizaria	neutralizaríamos	neutralizaríeis	neutralizariam
Subjunctive
Present	neutralize	neutralizes	neutralize	neutralizemos	neutralizeis	neutralizem
Imperfect	neutralizasse	neutralizasses	neutralizasse	neutralizássemos	neutralizásseis	neutralizassem
Future	neutralizar	neutralizares	neutralizar	neutralizarmos	neutralizardes	neutralizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		neutraliza	neutralize	neutralizemos	neutralizai	neutralizem
Negative (não)		não neutralizes	não neutralize	não neutralizemos	não neutralizeis	não neutralizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• neutralização

Further reading

• “neutralizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From neutral +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /neutɾaliˈθaɾ/ [neu̯.t̪ɾa.liˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /neutɾaliˈsaɾ/ [neu̯.t̪ɾa.liˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: neu‧tra‧li‧zar

Verb

neutralizar (first-person singular present neutralizo, first-person singular preterite neutralicé, past participle neutralizado)

1. (transitive) to neutralise (UK), to neutralize (US)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of neutralizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			neutralizar
gerund			neutralizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		neutralizado		neutralizada
		plural		neutralizados		neutralizadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	neutralizo	neutralizastú neutralizásvos	neutraliza	neutralizamos	neutralizáis	neutralizan
	imperfect	neutralizaba	neutralizabas	neutralizaba	neutralizábamos	neutralizabais	neutralizaban
	preterite	neutralicé	neutralizaste	neutralizó	neutralizamos	neutralizasteis	neutralizaron
	future	neutralizaré	neutralizarás	neutralizará	neutralizaremos	neutralizaréis	neutralizarán
	conditional	neutralizaría	neutralizarías	neutralizaría	neutralizaríamos	neutralizaríais	neutralizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	neutralice	neutralicestú neutralicésvos2	neutralice	neutralicemos	neutralicéis	neutralicen
	imperfect (ra)	neutralizara	neutralizaras	neutralizara	neutralizáramos	neutralizarais	neutralizaran
	imperfect (se)	neutralizase	neutralizases	neutralizase	neutralizásemos	neutralizaseis	neutralizasen
	future1	neutralizare	neutralizares	neutralizare	neutralizáremos	neutralizareis	neutralizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		neutralizatú neutralizávos	neutralice	neutralicemos	neutralizad	neutralicen
	negative		no neutralices	no neutralice	no neutralicemos	no neutralicéis	no neutralicen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of neutralizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive neutralizar
	dative	neutralizarme	neutralizarte	neutralizarle, neutralizarse	neutralizarnos	neutralizaros	neutralizarles, neutralizarse
	accusative	neutralizarme	neutralizarte	neutralizarlo, neutralizarla, neutralizarse	neutralizarnos	neutralizaros	neutralizarlos, neutralizarlas, neutralizarse
with gerund neutralizando
	dative	neutralizándome	neutralizándote	neutralizándole, neutralizándose	neutralizándonos	neutralizándoos	neutralizándoles, neutralizándose
	accusative	neutralizándome	neutralizándote	neutralizándolo, neutralizándola, neutralizándose	neutralizándonos	neutralizándoos	neutralizándolos, neutralizándolas, neutralizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative neutraliza
	dative	neutralízame	neutralízate	neutralízale	neutralízanos	not used	neutralízales
	accusative	neutralízame	neutralízate	neutralízalo, neutralízala	neutralízanos	not used	neutralízalos, neutralízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative neutralizá
	dative	neutralizame	neutralizate	neutralizale	neutralizanos	not used	neutralizales
	accusative	neutralizame	neutralizate	neutralizalo, neutralizala	neutralizanos	not used	neutralizalos, neutralizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative neutralice
	dative	neutralíceme	not used	neutralícele, neutralícese	neutralícenos	not used	neutralíceles
	accusative	neutralíceme	not used	neutralícelo, neutralícela, neutralícese	neutralícenos	not used	neutralícelos, neutralícelas
with first-person plural imperative neutralicemos
	dative	not used	neutralicémoste	neutralicémosle	neutralicémonos	neutralicémoos	neutralicémosles
	accusative	not used	neutralicémoste	neutralicémoslo, neutralicémosla	neutralicémonos	neutralicémoos	neutralicémoslos, neutralicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative neutralizad
	dative	neutralizadme	not used	neutralizadle	neutralizadnos	neutralizaos	neutralizadles
	accusative	neutralizadme	not used	neutralizadlo, neutralizadla	neutralizadnos	neutralizaos	neutralizadlos, neutralizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative neutralicen
	dative	neutralícenme	not used	neutralícenle	neutralícennos	not used	neutralícenles, neutralícense
	accusative	neutralícenme	not used	neutralícenlo, neutralícenla	neutralícennos	not used	neutralícenlos, neutralícenlas, neutralícense

Derived terms

• neutralización
• neutralizador

 

Further reading

• “neutralizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014