COUNTERACT


Meaning of COUNTERACT in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

effect

Smile for Safety Week aims to counteract the effects of stress and tension, the biggest health destroyers and causes of accidents.

Perm Revitaliser from TiGi Linea is designed to counteract the relaxing effects that everyday shampooing can have on your perm.

Anticipated entry must be probable, rapid, and sufficient to counteract these effects .

tendency

The neo-populist view points to a variety of factors which counteracted the tendency of commercialization to foster differentiation.

If you concentrate on the gold, you counteract the tendency to get too empathetic.

■ VERB

help

Luckily Pond's moisturisers help counteract this by replacing essential moisture.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Taking vitamins can counteract some bad eating habits.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Acceptance, shown by affection, can counteract those feelings.

As early as the 1840s, it was suggested that the efficiency of the lens could be counteracted by using faulty ones.

Because of the invariable growth of the counteracting force known as Regionalism, or Nationalism, the Spiritual Power can not prevail.

Franz Kafka perfectly exemplifies the efficacy of art in counteracting emotional wounds, if not in healing them.

Many contain potassium salts to counteract the loss of potassium ions from the body during diarrhoea.

Some academics try to counteract this trend by trying to identify the bright sparks and arrange special seminars for them.

Sometimes, rosemary or balm was added to the bran to counteract the smell of decomposition.

Town halls should make an all out effort for interest and warmth to counteract the pervasive greyness outside.

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