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to counteract
01
to act against something in order to reduce its effect
Transitive: to counteract effects of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
counteract
3rd person singular
counteracts
Present participle
counteracting
Past simple
counteracted
Past participle
counteracted
Examples
Drinking plenty of water can help counteract the dehydrating effects of caffeine.
Lexical Tree
counteraction
counteractive
counteract
