counteract – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: move,
act,
hold,
curb,
check,
control,
moderate,
contain,
hold in,
set off,
offset,
cancel,
disobey
counteract
v.
work against, cancel out, negate
counteract
Verb
1. act in opposition to
(synonym) antagonize, antagonise
(hypernym) act, move
2. oppose or check by a counteraction
(synonym) countercheck
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
3. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
(synonym) countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
(hypernym) cancel, offset, set off
(hyponym) override
(derivation) neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction
4. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
(synonym) sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken
(hypernym) disobey
(hyponym) derail
counteract
v.
působit proti čemu
counteract
Czas.
przeciwdziałać
Counteract
(v. t.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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