COUNTERACT


Meaning of COUNTERACT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈakt ]

transitive verb

Date: 1655

: to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence

a drug used to counteract fatigue

• coun·ter·ac·tion -ˈak-shən noun

• coun·ter·ac·tive -ˈak-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.