Neutralize Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

neutralize

1.) To make harmless anything contaminated with a chemical agent.

2.) To render safe mines, bombs, missiles, and booby traps.

3.) To render enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation.

4.) As pertains to military operations, to render ineffective or unusable.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations