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antidote

[ an-ti-doht ]

noun

  1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
  2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:

    Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.



verb (used with object)

antidoted, antidoting.
  1. to counteract with an antidote:

    Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.

antidote

/ ˈæ²Ô³Ùɪˌ»åəʊ³Ù /

noun

  1. med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison
  2. anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

antidote

/ ă²Ô′³ÙÄ­-»åųÙ′ /

  1. A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±Ëˆ»å´Ç³Ù²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·»å´Ç³Ùa±ô ²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±Â·»å´Ç³Ù·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô [an-ti-, dot, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·»å´Ç³Ùa±ô·ly ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·»å´Ç³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antidote1

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin antidotum < Greek ²¹²Ô³Ùí»å´Ç³Ù´Ç²Ô something given against (i.e., for counteracting), equivalent to anti- anti- + »å´Ç³Ùó²Ô neuter of »å´Ç³Ùó²õ given, verbid of »å¾±»åó²Ô²¹¾± to give; akin to datum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antidote1

C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give
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