Advertisement
Advertisement
antidote
[ an-ti-doht ]
noun
- a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:
Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
verb (used with object)
- to counteract with an antidote:
Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
antidote
/ ˈæԳɪˌəʊ /
noun
- med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison
- anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy
antidote
- A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
Derived Forms
- ˌԳپˈdzٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- t·dza ·پ·dz·· [an-ti-, dot, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- t·dza·ly t·dzi·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of antidote1
Compare Meanings
How does antidote compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
He mainlines all of his romantic entanglements as if they were the antidote to his unresolved traumas.
"We're going to be a big antidote to that. It's not a protest, this is about positive change."
This kind of thing might come back again, and certainly long balls are boomeranging back into fashion as the natural antidote to high pressing, short goal-kicks and high defensive lines.
Doctors may also administer a digoxin immune fab antidote, which is used to treat a similar toxin.
And, surprise, only he has the antidote, giving the public 30 days to find him before the first Hapna users start dropping.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse