Hyphenation of neutralize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word neutralize ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

neu-tral-ize

Definitions of neutralize :

1.
Make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
The treaty neutralized the small republic
2.
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom This action will negate the effect of my efforts
3.
Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
4.
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
The mafia liquidated the informer The double agent was neutralized
5.
Make incapable of military action
6.
Make chemically neutral
She neutralized the solution

Synonyms of neutralize :

verb change, alter, modify
verb neutralise, nullify, negate, weaken
verb counteract, countervail, counterbalance, cancel, offset, set off
verb neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in, kill
verb neutralise, demilitarize, demilitarise
verb neutralise, change, alter, modify

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