antidote

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′)

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 dō- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

antidote

(ˈæntɪˌdəʊt)

n

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

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.

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

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.

antidote

noun

Something that corrects or counteracts:

corrective, countermeasure, curative, cure, remedy.

Translations

تِرْيَاقمُضاد لِلسُّم، تِرْياق

protijedprotilátka

modgift

AntidotGegengiftGegenmittel

αντίδοτο

antídoto

پادزهر

vastamyrkky

antidote

proutotrov

ellenméregellenszer

móteitur

antidoto

解毒剤

해독제

priešnuodis

pretlīdzeklis

tegengif

motgift

odtrutka

antídoto

противоядие

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)

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

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

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