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Noun	1.	neutralisation - a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction, neutralization chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
	2.	neutralisation - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) neutralization destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
	3.	neutralisation - action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium" neutralization nullification, override - the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
	4.	neutralisation - action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action counteraction, neutralization nullification, override - the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

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Successive chapters - "Le principe de negation," "La totalisation," "La signification poetique," "Neutralisation et de-neutralisation," "Le texte," and "Le monde" - explore an alternative approach in which poetry's communication of a unique world view (a totalized, unlimited, but esthetically framed "patheme") is seen, ultimately, as the access to a similarly structured sacred, a "tout impensable" that cannot be directly imagined.