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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Antidotal :: Antidotal (a.) Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.
Countermine :: Countermine (v. t.) To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
Antagonist :: Antagonist (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy..
Antibillous :: Antibillous (a.) Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.
Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (a.) Counteracting scurvy.
Contrastimulant :: Contrastimulant (a.) Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.
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..
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..
Antiphlogistic :: Antiphlogistic (a.) Counteracting inflammation.
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (v. t.) To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction..
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.
Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.
Antagonism :: Antagonism (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
Counteractibely :: Counteractibely (adv.) By counteraction.
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..
Antispastic :: Antispastic (a.) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.
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..
Antiseptical :: Antiseptical (a.) Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive..
Alexipharmical :: Alexipharmical (a.) Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
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