Meaning
to neutralize
- to render something ineffective or harmless
- to neutralize chemically
In a sentence
La polizia è riuscita a neutralizzare l'aggressore senza ferire nessuno.
The police managed to neutralize the attacker without injuring anyone.
Questa sostanza serve a neutralizzare gli acidi pericolosi.
This substance is used to neutralize dangerous acids.
Come possiamo neutralizzare gli effetti negativi di questa decisione?
How can we neutralize the negative effects of this decision?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| neutralizzare | infinitive |
| neutralizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| neutralizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| neutralizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| neutralizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| neutralizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| neutralizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| neutralizzando | gerund |
| neutralizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb taking 'avere'. Often used in security, science, and figurative contexts.