t.) To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. Neutralize (v. t.) To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to ...
That should put you--considering how my generation quits reading books after high school, chatting & texting destroy spelling & grammar, good ol' ignorance runs rampant and hardly anyone makes regular use of a dictionary or thesaurus--at virtually native level.Not...
踏tàto tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc...
A group of proteins found in normal blood serum and plasma that are activated sequentially in a cascadelike mechanism that allows them to combine with antibodies and destroy pathogenic bacteria and other foreign cells. complement (kŏm’plə-mənt) logic The other value or values in the ...
t.) To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. Obliterate (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects. Obliteration (n.) The act of obliterating, or the state of ...