The sectarian bodies, though neutralised by their own divisions, are ill-affected behind their mask, and would throw it off if they got the opportunity.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
A strange and dangerous situation, but one whose danger was completely neutralised.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
The hot rays of the sun, mounting higher and higher, beat down fiercely upon his hiding-place, which, in this instance, was fortunate, since it neutralised the shivery chill engendered by his long immersion.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford