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Meanings of counteract in English

Catalan
subvertir

To destroy property or hinder normal operations.

        subvertir
        Portuguese
        neutralizar
        Catalan
        neutralitzar

        Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.

              neutralizar
              Catalan
              contrarestar
              Spanish
              contrariar

              Act in opposition to.

                    contrarestar

                    Oppose or check by a counteraction.

                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "antagonize"
                          Examples for "antagonize"
                          1
                          Context: Oral naltrexone can completely antagonize the effects produced by opioid agonists.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          But it would be better not to antagonize him for the moment.
                          The Canadian / Photoplay title of The Land of Promise
                          3
                          Dr. Harpe laughed good-naturedly; she had no desire to antagonize Mrs. Terriberry.
                          The Lady Doc
                          4
                          I didn't want to antagonize Tyrell further by going to the MCME.
                          Devil Bones
                          5
                          I detested the emperor's wife but knew better than to antagonize her.
                          Song of the Nile
                          1
                          It would throw EU enlargement into crisis and antagonise the candidate states.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Unwilling to antagonise anyone so early in the school year, he seeks compromise.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          To modify the ban would antagonise them, depending on the modification.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          He did not want to antagonise the fellow, nor encourage him.
                          Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
                          5
                          He will not antagonise his marker just by looking at him.
                          The Guardian
                          Usage of counteract in English
                          1
                          Religious engagement, however, may counteract the damaging effects of early life stress.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          It is important we counteract those words and thoughts with positive ones.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          So, I suspect that Newton's first law is really to counteract Aristotle.
                          Wired
                          4
                          It was useless: they could not counteract the effects of the poison.
                          The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
                          5
                          And its cultural role was to counteract the effects of women's liberation.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          It would take a huge injection of resources to counteract heroin abuse.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          Nothing but a complete change of environment can counteract the inevitable tendency.
                          Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
                          8
                          This would counteract the attack of sweet potatoes by the old lady.
                          Botchan (Master Darling)
                          9
                          Microsoft would then update its software to counteract each change by AOL.
                          Wired
                          10
                          They also will attempt to counteract the tackle-breaking skills of Frank Gore.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Nor can I counteract the danger by preaching or writing against Rome.
                          Apologia pro Vita Sua
                          12
                          In an attempt to counteract that development, policymakers have acted, he added.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          Here and alone, I am powerless to counteract the harm you do.
                          The Brentons
                          14
                          And when I try to counteract it, Barry says that I nag.
                          Contrary Mary
                          15
                          Anyhow, I feared that the alliance might counteract my despatch to London.
                          The Romance of a Pro-Consul / Being the Personal Life and Memoir...
                          16
                          Mike knew he'd have a hard fight to counteract the bad influences.
                          The new yorker
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                          Translations for counteract
                          Portuguese
                          neutralizar
                          Counteract through the time
                          Counteract across language varieties
                          Ireland
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                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common