neutralise

See also: neutralisé

English

Etymology

From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642).[1] By surface analysis, neutral +‎ -ise.

Verb

neutralise (third-person singular simple present neutralises, present participle neutralising, simple past and past participle neutralised)

  1. 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

  1. ^ “neutralise, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

French

Verb

neutralise

  1. inflection of neutraliser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
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