offset vs neutralize

neutralize vs offset

offset is a noun but neutralize is not a noun.

offset and neutralize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, neutralize is a hyponym of offset; that is, neutralize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offset:

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

Other hyponyms of offset include counteract, counterbalance, countervail.

offset (noun)	neutralize (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

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

Difference between offset and neutralize

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