knock off vs neutralise

knock off and neutralise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock off	No	No	Yes	No
neutralise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, knock off and neutralise are synonyms defined as:

knock off and neutralise: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Other synonyms of knock off include do in, liquidate, neutralize, waste.

knock off (verb)	neutralise (verb)
stop pursuing or acting	make chemically neutral
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
write quickly	make incapable of military action
take by theft	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
cut the price of