neitralizēt

From neitrāls (“neutral”) +‎ -izēt. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

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neitralizēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present neitralizēju, neitralizē, neitralizē, past neitralizēju)

1. (politics) to neutralize (to render a country, a party, etc., neutral in a conflict)

   neitralizēt valsti ― to neutralize a country (= render it neutral)

2. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease the strength, influence, etc. of something)

   neitralizēt buržuāzisko ideoloģiju ― to neutralize the bourgeois ideology

   neitralizēt ienaidnieku taktiku ― to neutralize the enemy's tactics

   saslimušo cilvēku asinīs izveidojas antivielas, kas neitralizē vīrusus ― in the blood of a diseased person, antibodies are developed that neutralize the virus

3. to neutralize (to eliminate or decrease an undesired effect of something)

   neitralizēt dūmus ― to neutralize the smoke, fumes

   neitralizējoša viela ― neutralizing substance

4. (chemistry) to neutralize (to eliminate the acidic properties of a substance with an alkali, or to eliminate the alkalic properties of a substance with an acid, thereby producing the respective salt)

   bordo šķidrumā ir brīva skābe un, lai to neitralizētu, jāpielej vēl nedaudz kaļķu piena ― in the bordo solution there is a free acid and, in order to neutralize it, one must add some lime milk

• neitralitāte
• neitralizācija
• neitrāls