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   antidote

   /ˈantɪdəʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison: "there is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish" Similar antitoxinantiserumcureremedyneutralizerneutralizing agentcounteragentrare:mithridateantiveninantivenenetheriac
   • ▪ something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation: "laughter is a good antidote to stress" Similar remedycurecorrectivenostrumcountermeasurecounteragentsolution

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos ‘given against’, from anti- ‘against’ + didonai ‘give’.

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   • 1. antidotal adjective

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   What does antidote mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ANTIDOTE definition: 1. a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison: 2. a way of preventing or…. Learn more.

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   What is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation?

   • An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison. When he returned, he noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote. Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation helps you to overcome the situation. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2.

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   What is an antidote to a poison?

   • antidote (to something) a substance that controls the effects of a poison or disease There is no known antidote to the poison. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What does Antidot mean?

   • Middle English antidot, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give — more at date 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Antidote.”

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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.

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   a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

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   An antidote is a medicine or remedy that can reverse or neutralize the effects of a poison, drug, venom, etc. or anything that counteracts an unwanted or harmful situation. Learn more about the origin, usage and history of the word antidote from the Oxford English Dictionary.