Associations to the word «Counteract»

Wiktionary

COUNTERACT, verb. To act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

Dictionary definition

COUNTERACT, verb. Act in opposition to.
COUNTERACT, verb. Oppose or check by a counteraction.
COUNTERACT, verb. Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues".
COUNTERACT, verb. Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats