counteract
1Counteract — Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to… …
2counteract — UK US /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/ verb [T] ► to take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful: »Spending on marketing and advertising has increased in order to counteract falling sales. »These new energy technologies are aimed at… …
3counteract — I verb act in opposition to, agitate against, annul, antagonize, be at cross purposes, be contrary, bid against, cancel out, clash, collide, come in conflict with, conflict with, confute, contend, contradict, counter, counterbalance, countermand …
4counteract — 1670s, from COUNTER (Cf. counter ) + ACT (Cf. act). Related: Counteracted; counteracting …
5counteract — *neutralize, negative Analogous words: *correct, rectify: offset, counterbalance, countervail, counterpoise, balance, *compensate Antonyms: cooperate Contrasted words: conjoin, concur, *unite, combine …
6counteract — [v] do opposing action annul, buck, cancel, cancel out, check, contravene, correct, counterbalance, countercheck, countervail, counterwork, cross, defeat, fix, foil, frustrate, go against, halt, hinder, invalidate, negate, negative, neutralize,… …
7counteract — ► VERB ▪ act against (something) so as to reduce its force or neutralize it. DERIVATIVES counteraction noun counteractive adjective …
8counteract — [kount΄ər akt′] vt. to act directly against; check, neutralize, or undo the effect of with opposing action counteraction n. counteractive adj., n …
9counteract — UK [ˌkaʊntərˈækt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms counteract : present tense I/you/we/they counteract he/she/it counteracts present participle counteracting past tense counteracted past participle counteracted to reduce the negative effect of… …
10counteract — [[t]ka͟ʊntərækt[/t]] counteracts, counteracting, counteracted VERB To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect. [V n] My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood… …
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;… …
