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counteracted

[koun-ter-akt] Origin

coun·ter·act

[koun-ter-akt]
verb (used with object)
to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.

Origin:
1670–80; counter- + act

coun·ter·ac·tant, adjective
coun·ter·act·er, coun·ter·ac·tor, noun
coun·ter·act·ing·ly, adverb
coun·ter·ac·tion, noun
coun·ter·ac·tive, adjective
EXPAND
coun·ter·ac·tive·ly, adverb
non·coun·ter·ac·tive, adjective
un·coun·ter·act·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


neutralize, counterbalance, contravene, thwart.

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counteract
1670s, from counter- + act.
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