neutralize vs set off

neutralize and set off both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of neutralize include cancel, offset.

neutralize (verb)	set off (verb)
make chemically neutral	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of	set in motion or cause to begin
make incapable of military action	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	provoke or stir up
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive	put in motion or move to act
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions	depart for someplace
	make up for