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kill vs neutralize

neutralize vs kill

kill is a noun but neutralize is not a noun.

kill and neutralize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
neutralize No No Yes No
As verbs, neutralize is a hyponym of kill; that is, neutralize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • neutralize: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Other hyponyms of kill include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, drown, massacre, mow down, slaughter, erase, wipe out, butcher, slaughter, poison, lapidate, stone, poison, commit suicide, dispatch, vaporize, zap, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk, saber, sabre, overlay, overlie, brain, put away, put to sleep, do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, waste, exterminate, kill off, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, strangle, strangulate, throttle, behead, decapitate, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr, shed blood, bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) neutralize (noun)
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
kill (verb) neutralize (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase make chemically neutral
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
cause to cease operating make incapable of military action
tire out completely get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
end or extinguish by forceful means make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
drink down entirely oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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