counteract
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coun·ter·act
(koun′tər-ăkt′)tr.v. coun·ter·act·ed, coun·ter·act·ing, coun·ter·acts
To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check.
coun′ter·ac′tion n.
coun′ter·ac′tive adj.
coun′ter·ac′tive·ly adv.
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counteract
(ˌkaʊntərˈækt)vb
(tr) to oppose, neutralize, or mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check
ˌcounterˈaction n
ˌcounterˈactive adj
ˌcounterˈactively adv
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coun•ter•act
(ˌkaʊn tərˈækt)v.t.
to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
[1670–80]
coun`ter•ac′tion, n.
coun`ter•ac′tive, adj.
coun`ter•ac′tive•ly, adv.
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counteract
Past participle: counteracted
Gerund: counteracting
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Verb | 1. | counteract - act in opposition to |
2. | counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction | |
3. | counteract - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" override - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) | |
4. | counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
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counteract
verb
1. act against, check, defeat, prevent, oppose, resist, frustrate, foil, thwart, hinder, cross Many countries within the region are planning measures to counteract a missile attack.
2. offset, negate, neutralize, invalidate, counterbalance, annul, obviate, countervail pills to counteract high blood pressure
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counteract
verb1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:
2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:
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Translations
يُبطِل مفعول
působit proti
modarbejdemodvirke
ellensúlyoz
sporna viî
neutralizacijaneutralizuotipasipriešinimas
darboties pretīnovērst
pôsobiť proti
etkisini gidermekönlemek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
counteract
[ˌkaʊntərˈækt] vt [+ effect] → neutraliser; [+ influence] → contrebalancercounter-attack counterattack [ˈkaʊntərətæk] n → contre-attaque f
vi (= retaliate) [soldiers] → contre-attaquer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
counteract
[ˌkaʊntərˈækt] vt (counterbalance) → controbilanciare, agire in opposizione a; (neutralize) → neutralizzare, annullare gli effetti diCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
counteract
(kauntərˈӕkt) verb to undo or prevent the effect of. the government's efforts to counteract inflation.
ˌcounterˈaction nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
counteract
v. contrarrestar, oponerse a; contraatacar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
counteract
vt contrarrestarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.