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Definisjon av counteract

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Verb
counteract - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
cancel, offset, set off make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"
override ride (a horse) too hard
counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken
disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
derail run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
counteract - act in opposition to
antagonize, antagonise
act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck
hold in, curb, contain, moderate, control, check, hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
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Verb
counteract - To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • counteract
    To destroy property or hinder normal operations.
  • counteract
    To make inactive or ineffective; to oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) counteract
  • Presens: counteract / counteracts
  • Preteritum: counteracted
  • Perfektum: (have) counteracted

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