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counteracting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb counteract 2 of 4 senses of counteract Sense 3 counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance => override Sense 4 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => derail Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb counteract 2 of 4 senses of counteract Sense 3 counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance => override Sense 4 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => derail Entailment of verb counteract Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb counteract 4 senses of counteract Sense 1 antagonize, antagonise, counteract => act move Sense 2 countercheck, counteract => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 3 counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance => cancel, offset, set off Sense 4 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => disobey Familiarity of verb counteract counteract used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb counteract Sense 1 antagonize, antagonise, counteract => act move -------------- Sense 2 countercheck, counteract => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 3 counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance => cancel, offset, set off -------------- Sense 4 sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken => disobey -------------- Overview of verb counteract The verb counteract has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) antagonize, antagonise, counteract -- (act in opposition to) 2. (1) countercheck, counteract -- (oppose or check by a counteraction) 3. (1) counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance -- (oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues") 4. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war") Overview of verb counteract The verb counteract has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) antagonize, antagonise, counteract -- (act in opposition to) 2. (1) countercheck, counteract -- (oppose or check by a counteraction) 3. (1) counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance -- (oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues") 4. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war")
counteracting definition
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