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antidote Definition


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antidote
noun
    1. Any agent, eg a drug, that counteracts or prevents the action of a poison.
    2. Anything that acts as a means of preventing, relieving or counteracting something else.
      Thesaurus: neutralizer, cure, countermeasure, remedy, counteragent, corrective, preventive.
Etymology: 15c: from Greek antidoton a remedy, from anti against + didonai to give.



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