Latvian

Verb

neitralizēt tr., 2nd conj., pres. 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

Conjugation

Related terms

• neitralitāte
• neitralizācija
• neitrāls