verb
- past tense of counteract; acted against something in order to reduce or prevent its effect
Examples
- The medicine counteracted the poison in her system.
- His positive attitude counteracted the team’s pessimism.
- The new policy counteracted the negative effects of the previous regulation.
- She counteracted his criticism with solid evidence.
- The antacid counteracted the stomach acid.
- The company counteracted the bad publicity with a strong marketing campaign.