antidote

Speech parts

1. antidote - Noun

2. antidote - Verb

Meaning

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.

To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.

To fortify or preserve by an antidote.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

counterpoison nostrum physic specific treatment elixir Sera atropine lek aid drug answer medicine therapy cure

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Antonyms

bane problem disease venom doom pestilence

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Hypernyms

cure therapeutic remedy curative

Hyponyms

atropine obidoxime chloride

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

tetanoid

Examples

The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. Aristotle

I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror. Charlie Chaplin

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Adam Smith

One sip of wine is an antidote against death, cupfuls poison life. Persian Proverb

The safest antidote against sorrow is employment. English Proverb

The antidote before the poison. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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