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… …
