neutralize

v 1: make politically neutral

2: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her

optimism neutralizes his gloom" [syn: {nullify}]

3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions;

"This will counteract the foolish actions of my

colleagues" [syn: {counteract}, {countervail}, {counterbalance}]

4: make incapable of military action

5: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"