antidote

a remedy for counteracting a poison or disease: She was given an antidote immediately.

Not to be confused with:

anecdote – a brief story relating an interesting or amusing event: His anecdote was very funny.

an·ti·dote

(ăn′tĭ-dōt′)

1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.

2. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.

tr.v. an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing, an·ti·dotes

To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" (Christopher Swan).

[Middle English, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton, from antididonai, antido-, to give as a remedy against : anti-, anti- + didonai, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]

an′ti·dot′al (ăn′tĭ-dōt′l) adj.

an′ti·dot′al·ly adv.

Usage Note: Antidote may be followed by to, for, or against: an antidote to boredom; an antidote for snakebite; an antidote against inflation.

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antidote

(ˈæntɪˌdəʊt)

1. (Medicine) med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison

2. anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy

[C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give]

ˌantiˈdotal adj

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an•ti•dote

(ˈæn tɪˌdoʊt)

n., v. -dot•ed, -dot•ing. n.

1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.

2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: an antidote to crime.

v.t.

3. to counteract with an antidote.

[1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin antidotum < Greek antídoton something given against =anti- anti- + dotón neuter of dotós given, v. adj. of didónai to give (c. datum)]

an`ti•dot′al, adj.

an`ti•dot′al•ly, adv.

an·ti·dote

(ăn′tĭ-dōt′)

1. A substance that counteracts the effects of poison.

2. Something that relieves or counteracts something: Baking soda is often used as an antidote to indigestion.

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antidote

a remedy to counteract a harmful substance in the body.

antidote

noun

1. remedy, cure, preventive, corrective, neutralizer, nostrum, countermeasure, antitoxin, antivenin, counteragent He noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote.

2. cure, remedy, corrective, nostrum, countermeasure Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress.

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antidote

noun

Something that corrects or counteracts:

corrective, countermeasure, curative, cure, remedy.

Translations

تِرْيَاقمُضاد لِلسُّم، تِرْياق

protijedprotilátka

modgift

Antidot Gegengift Gegenmittel

αντίδοτο

antídoto

پادزهر

vastamyrkky

antidote

proutotrov

ellenméregellenszer

móteitur

antidoto

解毒剤

해독제

priešnuodis

pretlīdzeklis

protijed

motgift

ยาถอนพิษ

panzehir

thuốc giải độc

解毒剂解毒药

antidote

[ˈæntɪdəʊt] N (Med) → antídoto m (for, to contra) (fig) → remedio m (for, to contra, para)

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antidote

[ˈæntidəʊt] n

(to poison) → antidote m, contrepoison m

(to unpleasant feeling or situation) → antidote m
an antidote to sth → un antidote à qch, un antidote contre qch
Work is a wonderful antidote to depression → Le travail est un excellent antidote à la dépression.anti-fascism [ˌæntiˈfæʃɪzəm] n → mouvement m antifasciste

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antidote

[ˈæntɪdəʊt] n → antidoto

antidote

(ˈӕntidout) noun

a medicine etc which is given to prevent a poison acting on a person etc. If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you have to be given an antidote.

antidote

→ تِرْيَاق protijed modgift Gegenmittel αντίδοτο antídoto vastamyrkky antidote proutotrov antidoto 解毒剤 해독제 tegengif motgift odtrutka antídoto противоядие motgift ยาถอนพิษ panzehir thuốc giải độc 解毒剂

an·ti·dote

n. antídoto, contraveneno; agente que combate los effectos de un veneno.

antidote

n antídoto

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