counteract

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.

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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

Imperative

counteract

counteract

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	counteract - act in opposition to antagonise, antagonize act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	2.	counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction countercheck curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	3.	counteract - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" countervail, neutralize, counterbalance override - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
	4.	counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, subvert 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

verb

1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:

balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset, set off.

2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:

cancel, negate, neutralize, nullify.

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Translations

يُبطِل مفعول

působit proti

modarbejdemodvirke

entgegenwirken

contrariercontrebalancer

ellensúlyoz

sporna viî

neutralizzare

neutralizacijaneutralizuotipasipriešinimas

darboties pretīnovērst

motarbeide

pôsobiť proti

etkisini gidermekönlemek

对抗抵消

counteract

[ˌkaʊntəˈrækt] VT → contrarrestar

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counteract

[ˌkaʊntərˈækt] vt [+ effect] → neutraliser; [+ influence] → contrebalancercounter-attack counterattack [ˈkaʊntərətæk]

n → contre-attaque f

vi (= retaliate) [soldiers] → contre-attaquer

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counteract

[ˌkaʊntərˈækt] vt (counterbalance) → controbilanciare, agire in opposizione a; (neutralize) → neutralizzare, annullare gli effetti di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

counteract

(kauntərˈӕkt) verb

to undo or prevent the effect of. the government's efforts to counteract inflation. teenwerk, teëwerk يُبطِل مفعول противодействам neutralizar působit proti entgegenwirken modvirke; modarbejde εξουδετερώνωcontrarrestar; neutralizar vastu toimima, (mõju) kahjutuks tegema خنثی کردن؛ مقابله کردن kumota contrebalancer לִפעוֹל נֶגֶד प्रतिक्रिया करना suprotstaviti se ellensúlyoz melawan sporna við ostacolare; neutralizzare ～に逆らう 좌절시키다 pasipriešinti, neutralizuoti darboties pretī; novērst membendung ongedaan maken, tegengaan motarbeide/-virke przeciwdziałać خنثی کول ، مقابله کول neutralizar a contracara противодействовать pôsobiť proti preprečiti sprečiti motverka, bekämpa ต่อต้าน; ตอบโต้ etkisini gidermek, önlemek 抵消，對抗 протидіяти; нейтралізувати توڑ كرنا، دفعي‍ہ كرنا chống lại 对抗，抵消

ˌcounterˈaction noun

teenwerking إبْطال مَفْعول противодействие ação contrária protiakce die Gegenmaßnahme modvirken; modarbejdning εξουδετέρωση acción contraria vastumõju عمل متقابل kumoaminen action contraire פְּעוָּלה נֶגדִית प्रतिकार्य suprotstavljanje ellentétes cselekedet tindakan berlawanan andspyrna controazione 阻止 반작용 pasipriešinimas, neutralizacija pretdarbība pembendungan tegenactie motarbeiding, motstand, motvirkning przeciwdziałanie متقابله کړنه یا عمل acção contrária opoziţie; reacţiune противодействие protiakcia preprečitev protivdejstvo motverkan, motaktion การลดผลกระทบ etkisini giderme 抵消，對抗 протидія; нейтралізація توڑ ، دفعي‍ہ sự chống lại 对抗，抵消

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counteract

v. contrarrestar, oponerse a; contraatacar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

counteract

vt contrarrestar

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