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Meanings of antidote in English

Russian
антидоты
Portuguese
antídoto
Spanish
antídoto
Catalan
antídot

Substance that can counteract a form of poisoning.

антидоты
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Examples for "antidotes"
Examples for "antidotes"
1
That encompasses the science and investigative teams working on antidotes and cures.
Once bitten, twice dead
2
Fierce winters give birth to their antidotes: Kümmel, Vodka, Aquavit, Danziger Goldwasser.
A Time of Gifts
3
Wherefore let him reject these antidotes as unprofitable and of no avail.
Wanderings in South America
4
They are antidotes against a corrupt levity, instead of causes of it.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
5
I asked what were the antidotes used for snake bites in Australia?
The Land of the Kangaroo / Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey...
1
One was an alexipharmic draught, to be taken the last thing at night, another a sudorific, to be administered once in every hour.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
2
"Is that some new alexipharmic?"
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
1
Cantharides have somewhere about them, by a contrariety of nature, a counterpoison against their poison.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 09
2
He also asserts that no counterpoison is known and if this be true he confers a boon upon the Locustж and Brinvilliers of modern Europe.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09
Usage of antidote in English
1
The patients lose all hope when the antidote doesn't seem to work.
The South African
2
The longer you leave it, the less chance the antidote will work.
Consequences
3
I've given them the antidote, now we need to make it work.
Consequences
4
The effect of the chloroform discontinued all growth; the antidote was revivifying.
Autobiography of a Yogi
5
In challenging times like this, there is only one antidote: baby animals.
The Irish Times
6
They are the perfect antidote to being alone and far from home.
The Guardian
7
It was the perfect antidote to nine days of stress and trauma.
Amazing grace
8
Scoring after 20 minutes was the perfect antidote to any United jitters.
The Guardian
9
It's a welcome antidote to the high-octane approach favoured by many bands.
The Irish Times
10
The antidote merely treats the Viral side effects-whathappened to our DNA.
Terminal
11
In exchange for your cooperation, I'm prepared to offer you the antidote.
The lies of locke lamora
12
It is, in truth, the only antidote to the bane of whiskey.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
13
No antidote was given, and the patient perfectly recovered in a week.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
14
Mr. Locke, your antidote is probably valueless; mine is the certain one.
The Master Mystery
15
The omnibus awoke him to other issues: the omnibus was an antidote.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days
16
Her work is humorous, loud and a cheery antidote to minimalist restraint.
The Irish Times
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Translations for antidote
Catalan
antídot
Antidote through the time
Antidote across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common