counteract
verb (used with object)
to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
had counteracted
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past perfectof counteract.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Prof Appleby said this was because new inflation figures, which were higher than expected, had counteracted the small rises for the NHS in England that were announced last autumn.
From BBC ● May 25, 2011
A bit of hard brain fibre from her father had counteracted any over-sentimental folly in the maternal heritage.
From The Red Planet by William John Locke
Freed from the strain which had counteracted the pressure of her mainsail, the schooner flew up into the wind.
From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
But the wise mother had counteracted the working of the law by sitting a little while every day.
From The Backwoodsmen by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Enough serious interest in space travel was built up to overcome the human inertia that had counteracted the long-standing knowledge that such things were possible.
From Stamped Caution by Raymond Z. Gallun
