Antidote

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  • noun. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  • noun. An agent that relieves or counteracts.
  • transitive verb. To relieve or counteract with an antidote.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To furnish with preservatives; preserve by antidotes; serve as an antidote to; counteract.
  • noun. A medicine adapted to counteract the effects of poison or an attack of disease.
  • noun. Whatever prevents or tends to prevent or counteract injurious influences or effects, whether physical or mental; a counteracting power or influence of any kind.
  • noun. Synonyms Remedy, cure, counteractive, corrective.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
  • transitive verb. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
  • noun. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to.
  • noun. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
  • noun. Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
  • verb. To counteract as an antidote.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
    • Word Usage
    "It describes his own winter walk in heavy snow and his encounter with a small bird, whose example provided him with what he called the antidote of fear."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    poison  
    cross-reference
    chemical antidote  theriac  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    curative  cure  remedy  therapeutic  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    atropine  obidoxime chloride  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    deterrent  elixir  emmenagogue  painkiller  potion  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alexipharmic  alexipharmic  antacid  antiserum  antitoxin  
    verb-form
    antidoted  antidotes  antidoting  
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