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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Contrastimulant :: Contrastimulant (n.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant.
Remedy :: Remedy (n.) To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.
Antiseptical :: Antiseptical (a.) Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..
Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (a.) Counteracting scurvy.
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..
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..
Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.
Antacid :: Antacid (a.) Counteractive of acidity.
Antitoxine :: Antitoxine (n.) A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria..
Antalkaline :: Antalkaline (a.) Of power to counteract alkalies.
Antihydrophobic :: Antihydrophobic (a.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
Negative :: Negative (v. t.) To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing..
Antagonist :: Antagonist (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy..
Counteractive :: Counteractive (n.) One who, or that which, counteracts..
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..
Efficacy :: Efficacy (n.) Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer..
Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.
Antagonize :: Antagonize (v. t.) To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
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