Thesaurus: counteract
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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Definitions
- 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.
- v. act in opposition to
- v. oppose or check by a counteraction
- v. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- v. destroy property or hinder normal operations
- 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.
- To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, bycontrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect ofmedicines; to counteract good advice.
- v:100 v. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions