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Antidote
Definitions
- 1 A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
"She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom."
- 2 a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison wordnet
- 3 Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful. figuratively
"We need an antidote for this misinformation."
- 1 To counteract as an antidote. transitive
"For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy[…]"
Etymology
From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.
From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.
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