Definition of counteract

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Counteract (v. t.) To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice..

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Neutralize :: Neutralize (v. t.) To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc..
Antiputrescent :: Antiputrescent (a.) Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic..
Counteract :: Counteract (v. t.) To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice..
Antinephritic :: Antinephritic (a.) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys..
Corrective :: Corrective (n.) That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct..
Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.
Remedy :: Remedy (n.) That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to..
Displeasure :: Displeasure (n.) The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation..
Antihydrophobic :: Antihydrophobic (a.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
Moly :: Moly (n.) A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe..
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations..
Antiphlogistic :: Antiphlogistic (a.) Counteracting inflammation.
Antarthritic :: Antarthritic (a.) Counteracting or alleviating gout.
Counteractibely :: Counteractibely (adv.) By counteraction.
Antagonism :: Antagonism (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (a.) Counteracting scurvy.
Antidotal :: Antidotal (a.) Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.
Negative :: Negative (v. t.) To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
Antidote :: Antidote (v. t.) To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote..
Correction :: Correction (n.) Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach..
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