neutralize vs offset

offset vs neutralize

neutralize is not a noun while offset is a noun.

neutralize and offset both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neutralize	No	No	Yes	No
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, offset is a hypernym of neutralize; that is, offset is a word with a broader meaning than neutralize:

neutralize: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
offset: make up for

Other hypernyms of neutralize include cancel, set off.

neutralize (noun)	offset (noun)
	structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
	a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
	a natural consequence of development
	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
	a compensating equivalent
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

neutralize (verb)	offset (verb)
make chemically neutral	produce by offset printing
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of	create an offset in
make incapable of military action	cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	make up for
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive	compensate for or counterbalance
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

Difference between neutralize and offset

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