counteract
verb (used with object)
to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
will counteract
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future tenseof counteract.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Dr Yang hopes this fundamental discovery, published in Cell Host & Microbe, will counteract the growing prevalence of FHB and provide assurance to Australian growers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
By adding a pinch of table salt - an undetectable amount - you will counteract the bitterness of the drink.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
Supporters of the legislation hope it will counteract efforts to silence victims.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
But escalating inflation and ongoing supply-chain shortages will counteract that, and so too might increasing infection numbers as the holiday season begins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
In this case, the opposite tendencies will counteract each other.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips
