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   Coun·ter·act

   /ˌkoun(t)ərˈak(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it: "should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming?" Similar preventthwartfrustratefoilimpedecurbrestrainforestallhinderhamperbalkopposeact againststallcheckresistwithstanddefeatput a stop tobring an end tofend offward offstave offhead offoffsetcounterbalancebalancebalance outcancel outeven outcounterpoisecountervailcompensate formake up forremedyneutralizenullifyannulnegateinvalidaterare:counterweighequilibrizenegativeOpposite encourageenhanceexacerbate

   Derivatives

   • 1. counteraction noun
   • 2. counteractive adjective

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