antidote

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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antidote

Noun

1. Med a substance that counteracts a poison

2. anything that counteracts a harmful condition: exercise may be a good antidote to insomnia [Greek anti- against + didonai to give]

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antidote  (nt-dt)

A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.

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antidote

a remedy to counteract a harmful substance in the body.

See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

antidote - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison counterpoison atropine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain obidoxime chloride - a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX

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antidote

noun remedy, cure, preventive, corrective, neutralizer, nostrum, countermeasure, antitoxin, antivenin, counteragent

Translations

antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] n → antídoto

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] anti n → antidote m, contrepoison m

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] anti n → Gegenmittel nt

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antidote [ˈæntɪdəut] n → antidoto

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antidote

n antidote [ˈӕntidout]

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. teenmiddel مُضاد لِلسُّم، تِرْياق противоотрова protijed modgift das Gegengift αντίδοτο antídoto vastumürk پادزهر vasta-aine, vastamyrkky antidote תְרוּפַת נֶגֶד विषहर protuotrov ellenméreg penawar, penangkal racun móteitur antidoto 解毒剤 해독제 priešnuodis pretlīdzeklis antidot tegengif motgift odtrutka antídoto antidot противоядие protijed protistrup protivotrov motgift ยาแก้พิษ panzehir 解毒藥 антидот, протиотрута تریاق ، زہر اتار thuốc giải độc 解毒药