Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈæn.tə.dot/
antidote (plural antidotes)
- A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
- She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.
- (figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
- We need an antidote for this misinformation.
- antidotal
- antidotic
- antidotically
- French: alexipharmaque, antidote, contrepoison
- German: Gegenmittel, Gegengift
- Italian: antidoto
- Portuguese: antídoto
- Russian: противоя́дие
- Spanish: antídoto
- German: Gegenmittel
- Portuguese: antídoto
antidote (antidotes, present participle antidoting; past and past participle antidoted)
- (transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
- 2007, Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)
- For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy […]
- 2007, Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)
- Portuguese: antidotar
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