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On page 40, Vonnegut uses the term "neutralizing

gravity." What does "neutralizing" mean? Why does
he use this term here, and how does this word
choice emphasize his point?

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Answer:

make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.

to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify:

carelessness that neutralized our efforts.

Military. to put out of action or make incapable of action:

to neutralize an enemy position.

to declare neutral; invest with neutrality in order to exempt from involvement during a war:

to neutralize a city to prevent bombing.

to add an acid to a basic solution or

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