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What is another word for neutralising?

Pronunciation: [njˈuːtɹəlˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

Neutralising is the process of removing or reducing the effect or impact of something. Synonyms for neutralising include counteracting, offsetting, nullifying, negating, cancelling out, balancing, correcting, and equalising. Counteracting involves taking an opposite action to reduce the effect of something while offsetting refers to balancing or compensating for something by opposing it with an equal force. Nullifying and negating involve rendering something powerless or void, while cancelling out means to counterbalance or negate the effects of something. Balancing implies restoring equilibrium, correcting means fixing something that was wrong or imbalanced, and equalising involves levelling or making something the same as something else.
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So with nitric acid and every agent that operates by neutralising the poison and not by counteracting its effects.
"Concerning Animals and Other Matters"
E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)
Indeed she was a species of strong buffer in this respect, receiving and neutralising many a severe blow from his irrepressible feet and fists.
"The Iron Horse"
R.M. Ballantyne

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