neitralizēt

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

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