Counteract Meaning
/ˈkaʊntəɹˌækt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn action performed in opposition to another action.
verbTo have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
Sentence Examples
Reality and dreams counteract each other.
To counteract calcification, do mental gymnastics at Tatoeba.
We took steps to counteract the negative effects of the policy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Drinking water can help ____ the effects of too much salt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Reality and dreams ____ each other.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English counteract From counter- + act.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance."
— 1859, James Fletcher, A synthesis or conjoint view of the points of doctrine connected with the institution of the Lord's Supper:
"Every time there is a march by the Ku Klux Klan or a swastika painted on a Jewish building, there could be a counteract of reconciliation within twenty-four hours."
— 2006, John Danforth, Faith and Politics, →ISBN:
"Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface."
— 1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, or, the Laws of Organic Life:
"It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace."
— 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Drinking water can help ____ the effects of too much salt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Reality and dreams ____ each other.