neutralize vs knock off

neutralize and knock off both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of neutralize include do in, liquidate, neutralise, waste.

neutralize (verb)	knock off (verb)
make chemically neutral	stop pursuing or acting
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
make incapable of military action	write quickly
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	take by theft
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive	cut the price of
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions