neutralise
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See also: neutralisé
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642).[1] By surface analysis, neutral + -ise.
Verb
[edit]neutralise (third-person singular simple present neutralises, present participle neutralising, simple past and past participle neutralised)
- 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.
References
[edit]- ^ “neutralise, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Verb
[edit]neutralise
- inflection of neutraliser: