The phrase "an effort to neutralize" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing attempts to counteract or diminish the impact of something, such as a threat or a negative influence.
Example: "The organization launched an effort to neutralize the misinformation spreading on social media."
Alternatives: "a campaign to mitigate" or "an initiative to counteract".
The hiring of Mr. Eckert, Mr. Black said, "appears to be part of an effort to neutralize people".
Already Chinese officials have viewed Mr. Bush's proposal for a missile shield as an effort to neutralize Beijing's comparatively small nuclear arsenal.
He said the fabrication and leak of the report were part of an effort to "neutralize the Honduran national police, which is not in favor of the government".
Chief among those hurdles are the objections of China, which views the missile defense program as an effort to neutralize its own, small nuclear arsenal.
Some activists and analysts said they saw the announcement as an effort to neutralize plans for a demonstration scheduled for Friday, in large part to press the interim military government for greater accountability.
His 2009 video was seen as a groundbreaking, positive message to Iran, part of an effort to neutralize the antagonism between the countries and move negotiations forward on a more constructive footing.
The senior forward Kris Joseph added that he believed the Orange would have to turn rebounding into a team effort to neutralize the Kansas State size.
So Obama -- and his foreign policy expert Joe Biden -- need to make a concerted effort to neutralize the issue by going directly at McCain's supposed strong suit.
In mid-1778, after more than a year of these attacks, largely by warriors of British-allied Iroquois tribes and Loyalist forces, Washington commenced a concerted effort to neutralize the threat to the backcountry settlements of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia the war's western front.
Still, a number of experts have raised serious questions about the authenticity of the case, contending that the Sledgehammer prosecution is a politically motivated effort to neutralize the military.
It was Daschle's effort to neutralize a stronger bill already in the hopper while still making it look like the leadership was addressing the problem.
