make sth harmless

Examples (10)

• The bomb squad's main job is to make explosive devices harmless.
• Scientists have found a way to make the toxic chemical harmless by adding another substance.
• The antivenom works by binding to the poison, making it harmless.
• Anonymizing the data will make it harmless and suitable for public release.
• We need to make this playground harmless for young children.
• The diplomat's careful negotiations made the international threat harmless.
• A new vaccine is being developed that can make the virus harmless upon entry into the body.
• Advances in technology will eventually make nuclear waste harmless.
• Before you hand me the scissors, please make them harmless by closing them.
• His apology was an attempt to make his offensive comment harmless, but the damage was already done.