anti dote
tɪˌdoʊt noun
1.
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
2.
something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
verb (used with object)
3.
to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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'dotal | |
| —adj | |
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antidote
1510s, from L. antidotum, from Gk. antidoton "given as a remedy," lit. "given against," verbal adj. of antididonai "give in return," from anti- "against" + didonai "to give" (see date (1)). Related: Antidotal (1640s).
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antidote an·ti·dote (ān'tĭ-dōt')
n.
An agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
an'ti·dot'al (ān'tĭ-dōt'l) adj.
an'ti·dot'al·ly adv.
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antidote  (ān'tĭ-dōt') Pronunciation Key
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison. |
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