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antidote

[ an-ti-doht ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌdoʊt /
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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), an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing.

to counteract with an antidote: Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM antidote

an·ti·dot·al, an·ti·dot·i·cal [an-ti-dot-i-kuh l] /ˌæn tɪˈdɒt ɪ kəl/, adjectivean·ti·dot·al·ly, an·ti·dot·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH antidote

anecdote antedate antidote

Words nearby antidote

antidisestablishmentarianism, antidiuresis, antidiuretic, antidiuretic hormone, antidoron, antidote, antidromic, antidrug, antidumping, antidune, antielectron
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Words related to antidotal

corrective, therapeutic, curative, remedial, punitive, disciplinary, reformatory, restorative, palliative, antiseptic, curing, healthful, invigorating, soothing, tonic, wholesome, reformative, medicinal, alleviative, recuperative

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British Dictionary definitions for antidotal

antidote
/ (ˈæntɪˌdəʊt) /

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

Derived forms of antidote

antidotal, adjective

Word Origin for antidote

C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for antidotal

antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]

n.

An agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.

Other words from antidote

an′ti•dot′al (ăn′tĭ-dōt′l) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for antidotal

antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]

A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.