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Another word for counteract

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Verb

  1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to

    See also:

    order

  2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount

    See also:

    action

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Another word for counteract

Verb
  1. See also:

    prevent

    offset

    hinder

    halt

    check

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Sentence Examples

  • Efforts have been made to counteract this feeling by making the Church more distinctly English.

  • Meanwhile, philosophic forces to counteract materialism were weak.

  • This is found advantageous on hill-sides where the work is easier if all the furrows are turned downhill; or from another point of view the furrows may be all laid uphill so as to counteract the tendency for the soil to work down the slope.

  • Repair Of Injuries In the process of inflammation we have a series of reactions on the part of the tissues, and fluids of the body, to counteract the ill effects of irritation or injury, to get rid of the cause, and to repair its results.

  • At the outset of his reign negotiations were actively pursued for the conclusion of a 1757-1 treaty with Prussia, to counteract the alliance 1757-1773.

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