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NEUTRALIZE
Definition of NEUTRALIZE
verb
To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,168)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NEUTRALIZE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEUTRALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NEUTRALIZE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNRTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start NEUTRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found NEUTRALIZE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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