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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Counteractive :: Counteractive (a.) Tending to counteract.
Antagonism :: Antagonism (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
Counteractibely :: Counteractibely (adv.) By counteraction.
Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.
Antidote :: Antidote (v. t.) To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..
Antispastic :: Antispastic (a.) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.
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..
Antinephritic :: Antinephritic (a.) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys..
Antacid :: Antacid (a.) Counteractive of acidity.
Counteracted :: Counteracted (imp. & p. p.) of Counterac.
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose..
Contrastimulant :: Contrastimulant (n.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant.
Antiphlogistic :: Antiphlogistic (a.) Counteracting inflammation.
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..
Counterwork :: Counterwork (v. t.) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
Counteractive :: Counteractive (n.) One who, or that which, counteracts..
Antidotal :: Antidotal (a.) Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.
Antidote :: Antidote (n.) A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison..
Balance :: Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize..
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