Antidotal

an·ti·dote  (nt-dt)

n.

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).

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

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anti·dotal (nt-dtl) adj.

anti·dotal·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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Adj.

1.

antidotal - counteracting the effects of a poison