make inert
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Neu′tralise, to declare by convention any nation permanently neutral or neutral during certain hostilities: to make inert: to render of no effect.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The ability of caustic lime to improve the physical condition of land and to make inert plant food available has led many farmers to treat it as a substitute for manure, sods and commercial fertilizers.
From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva
