Antidote

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
  • n. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.
  • v. To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" ( Christopher Swan).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
  • n. Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
  • v. To counteract as an antidote.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to.
  • n. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
  • v. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
  • v. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A medicine adapted to counteract the effects of poison or an attack of disease.
  • n. Whatever prevents or tends to prevent or counteract injurious influences or effects, whether physical or mental; a counteracting power or influence of any kind.
  • n. Synonyms Remedy, cure, counteractive, corrective.
  • To furnish with preservatives; preserve by antidotes; serve as an antidote to; counteract.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  • Antonym
    poison   
    Verb Form
    antidoted    antidotes    antidoting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    curative    remedy    therapeutic    cure   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tonic    remedy    sedative    emmenagogue    painkiller    potion    stimulant    elixir    safeguard    vaccine