knock off vs neutralize

knock off and neutralize both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

knock off (verb)	neutralize (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	make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
	oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions