counteract

coun·ter·act  (kountr-kt)

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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counter·action n.

counter·active adj.

counter·active·ly adv.

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counteract [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

vb

(tr) to oppose, neutralize, or mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check

counteraction  n

counteractive  adj

counteractively  adv

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

Translations

counteract [ˌkaʊntəˈrækt] VT → contrarrestar

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counteract [ˌkaʊntərˈækt] vt [+ effect] → neutraliser; [+ influence] → contrebalancer
counter-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

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

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counteract

v counteract [kauntərˈӕkt]

to undo or prevent the effect of the government's efforts to counteract inflation. teenwerk, teëwerk يُبطِل مفعول противодействам působit proti modvirke; modarbejde entgegenwirken εξουδετερώνω contrarrestar; neutralizar vastu toimima, (mõju) kahjutuks tegema خنثی کردن؛ مقابله کردن vaikuttaa vastaan, tehdä tehottomaksi 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 neutralizar a contracara противодействовать pôsobiť proti preprečiti sprečiti motverka, bekämpa ลดผลกระทบ etkisini gidermek, önlemek 抵消，對抗 протидіяти; нейтралізувати توڑ كرنا، دفعي‍ہ كرنا chống lại 阻止

n counterˈaction

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