neutralizingly
|neu-tra-li-zing-ly|
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/ˈnuːtrəˌlaɪz/
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/ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz/
(neutralize)
make ineffective
Etymology
'neutralizingly' ultimately derives from the verb 'neutralize' in Modern English, which was formed from French 'neutraliser' (or Medieval Latin 'neutralizare'), where Latin 'neuter' meant 'neither'.
'neutralize' developed from French 'neutraliser' and Medieval Latin 'neutralizare' (built from Latin 'neuter' meaning 'neither' plus the verbalizing suffix), and the adverb 'neutralizingly' is formed in English by adding the present-participle suffix '-ing' and the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'neutralize'.
Initially the root idea was 'neither one nor the other' (from 'neuter'); over time 'neutralize' came to mean 'make neutral or render ineffective,' and 'neutralizingly' now means 'in a way that neutralizes or counteracts.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that neutralizes; counteracts, renders ineffective, or makes chemically neutral.
She applied the solution neutralizingly to the spill, preventing further reaction.
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