counteract

listen to the pronunciation of counteract
Englisch - Englisch
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice
to act in opposition to
{v} to act contrary to, hinder, stop
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
oppose or check by a counteraction
To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure. to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect
act in opposition to
{f} work against, cancel out, negate
destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
counteraction
An act of retaliation; a counterattack
counteraction
Any action in opposition to a previous action
counteraction
{n} opposit action, defeat
Counteractive
counteractant
counteracted
past of counteract
counteracting
present participle of counteract
counteraction
{i} working against, negation, cancelling out
counteraction
action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
counteraction
Action in opposition; hindrance resistance
counteractive
One who, or that which, counteracts
counteractive
opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
counteractive
{s} neutralizing by an opposite force
counteractive
Tending to counteract
counteractive
That counteracts
counteracts
third-person singular of counteract
counteract
Favoriten