[an.ti.dote] n [ME antidot, fr. L antidotum, fr. Gk antidotos, fr. fem. of antidotos given as an antidote, fr. antididonai to give as an antidote, fr. anti- + didonai to give--more at date] (15c) 1: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
2: something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts "an ~ to the mechanization of our society" -- antidote vt