neutraliseerime

Neutraliseerime is the Estonian 1st person plural present tense form of the verb neutraliseerima, meaning “we neutralize.” The infinitive is neutraliseerima. This form is used to describe an action carried out by the speaker together with others.

Neutraliseerima is a loanword from the German verb neutralisieren and has entered Estonian technical and everyday language. In Estonian, it is used across diverse contexts to describe making something neutral or removing harmful effects. In science and industry it often refers to chemical neutralization, such as balancing acidity or alkalinity. In security, health, and environmental work it can describe removing threats, toxins, or risks, effectively reducing potential harm.

Common usage notes:

- In chemistry, one might say: Me neutraliseerime hapet leelisega. (We neutralize acid with an alkali.)

- In a safety context: Turvalisusvaldkonnas neutraliseerime ohud enne kahju tekkimist. (In the security field we neutralize threats before damage occurs.)

The term is versatile and appears in both technical manuals and policy discussions, where precise action to return a system to a neutral or safe state is described. Related forms include neutraliseerima’s related nouns and adjectives, such as neutraliseerimine (neutralization) and neutraliseeriv (neutralizing). Connected concepts in Estonian vocabulary include words for acidity, alkalinity, threat, and risk mitigation.

See also: neutraliseerimine, neutraliseeriv, neutraliseerija.