antidote
[ an-ti-doht ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌdoʊt /
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
Related formsan·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
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British Dictionary definitions for antidote
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 Formsantidotal, adjective
Word Origin for antidote
C15: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton something given as a countermeasure, from anti- + didonai to give
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Word Origin and History for antidote
antidote
"remedy counteracting poison," 1510s (earlier in English as a Latin word), from Middle French antidot and directly from Latin antidotum "a remedy against poison," from Greek antidoton "given as a remedy," literally "given against," verbal adjective of antididonai "give in return," from anti- "against" + didonai "to give" (see date (n.1)). Cf. Middle English antidotarie "treatise on drugs or medicines" (c.1400).
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Medicine definitions for antidote
antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]
n.
An agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.
Related formsan′ti•dot′al (ăn′tĭ-dōt′l) adj.
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Science definitions for antidote
antidote
[ ăn′tĭ-dōt′ ]
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
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