counteract
11counteract — verb 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 …
12counteract — coun|ter|act [ ,kauntər ækt ] verb transitive to reduce the negative effect of something, by doing something that has an opposite effect: Schools are taking action to counteract bullying. measures to counteract traffic congestion …
13counteract — verb 1) new measures to counteract drug trafficking Syn: prevent, thwart, frustrate, foil, impede, curb, hinder, hamper, check, put a stop to, put/bring a end to, defeat Ant: encourage 2) …
14counteract — transitive verb Date: 1655 to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence < a drug used to counteract fatigue > • counteraction noun • counteractive adjective …
15counteract — verb Counteract is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect, ↑influence, ↑trend …
16counteract — coun|ter|act [ˌkauntərˈækt] v [T] to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect ▪ They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms. >counteraction [ ˈækʃən] n [U and C] …
17counteract — counteractant, adj. counteracter, counteractor, n. counteractingly, adv. counteraction, n. counteractive, adj. counteractively, adv. /kown teuhr akt /, v.t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. [1670 80; COUNTER + ACT] …
18counteract — coun·ter·act .kau̇nt ə rakt vt to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usu. ill effects of by an opposite force <vitamin K counteracts the effects of warfarin> coun·ter·ac·tion rak shən n …
19counteract — Synonyms and related words: annul, antagonize, baffle, balance, balk, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, blast, brave, bump heads, cancel, cancel out, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, clash, collide …
20counteract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. check, thwart, nullify, negate, frustrate; counterbalance, offset; contervail, neutralize, render harmless. See opposition, compensation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. frustrate, neutralize, invalidate;… …
