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antidote

Syllabification: (an·ti·dote)
Pronunciation: /ˈantiˌdōt/
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Definition of antidote

noun

  • a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
  • something that counteracts or neutralizes an unpleasant feeling or situation:laughter is a good antidote to stress
  • (in homeopathy) a substance that cancels or opposes the effect of a remedy.

verb

[with object] (antidotes, antidoting, antidoted)
  • counteract or cancel with an antidote:What remedy will antidote henbane?

Derivatives

antidotal

Pronunciation: /ˌantiˈdōtl/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos 'given against', from anti- 'against' + didonai 'give'

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