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   An·ti·dote

   /ˈan(t)əˌdōt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison: "there is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish" Similar antitoxinantiserumcureremedyneutralizerneutralizing agentcounteragentrare:mithridateantiveninantivenenetheriac
   • ▪ something that counteracts or neutralizes an unpleasant feeling or situation: "laughter is a good antidote to stress" Similar remedycurecorrectivenostrumcountermeasurecounteragentsolution
   • ▪ (in homeopathy) a substance that cancels or opposes the effect of a remedy.

   verb

   • 1. counteract or cancel with an antidote: "What remedy will antidote henbane?"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos ‘given against’, from anti- ‘against’ + didonai ‘give’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. antidotal adjective

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   What is an antidote to a poison?

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   something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime. verb (used with object) , an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing. to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed. antidote. / ˈæntɪˌdəʊt / noun.

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