antidote
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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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World English Dictionary
antidote (ˈæntɪˌdəʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
| antidote (ān'tĭ-dōt') Pronunciation Key
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison. |
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Example sentences
The antidote to slower growth and shrinking margins: take your act on the road.
They are touted as everything from disease fighters to memory protectors to the antidote to aging.
It's a fine antidote to students' inexperience.
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