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Definitions for Antidote
[1] a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
[2] something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
[3] to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
[4] med a drug or agent that counteracts or neutralizes the effects of a poison
[5] anything that counteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy
Words related to Antidote
remedy, cure, corrective, countermeasure, medicine, antitoxin, preventive, antivenin, counteractant, counteragent, negator, neutralizer
Words nearby Antidote
antidisestablishmentarianism, antidiuresis, antidiuretic, antidiuretic hormone, antidoron, antidote, antidromic, antidrug, antidumping, antidune, antielectron
Origin of Antidote
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin antidotum < Greek antídoton something given against (i.e., for counteracting), equivalent to anti- anti- + dotón neuter of dotós given, verbid of didónai to give; akin to datum
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Other words from Antidote
an·ti·dot·al , an·ti·dot·i·cal [an-ti-dot -i-kuh l] /ˌæn tɪˈdɒt ɪ kəl/ , adjective
an·ti·dot·al·ly , an·ti·dot·i·cal·ly , adverb
an′ti•dot′ al (ăn′tĭ-dōt′ l ) adj.
Word origin for Antidote
C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give
Synonyms for Antidote
corrective, countermeasure, cure, remedy, antitoxin, antivenin, medicine, nullifier, preventive, counteractant, counteragent, counterstep, negator, neutralizer