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counteractcoun‧ter‧act /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcounteract |
Present | I, you, we, they | counteract | | he, she, it | counteracts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | counteracted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have counteracted | | he, she, it | has counteracted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had counteracted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will counteract | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have counteracted |
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Present | I | am counteracting | | he, she, it | is counteracting | | you, we, they | are counteracting | Past | I, he, she, it | was counteracting | | you, we, they | were counteracting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been counteracting | | he, she, it | has been counteracting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been counteracting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be counteracting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been counteracting |
- Taking vitamins can counteract some bad eating habits.
- Acceptance, shown by affection, can counteract those feelings.
- As early as the 1840s, it was suggested that the efficiency of the lens could be counteracted by using faulty ones.
- Because of the invariable growth of the counteracting force known as Regionalism, or Nationalism, the Spiritual Power can not prevail.
- Franz Kafka perfectly exemplifies the efficacy of art in counteracting emotional wounds, if not in healing them.
- Many contain potassium salts to counteract the loss of potassium ions from the body during diarrhoea.
- Some academics try to counteract this trend by trying to identify the bright sparks and arrange special seminars for them.
- Sometimes, rosemary or balm was added to the bran to counteract the smell of decomposition.
- Town halls should make an all out effort for interest and warmth to counteract the pervasive greyness outside.
NOUN► effect· Smile for Safety Week aims to counteract the effects of stress and tension, the biggest health destroyers and causes of accidents.· Perm Revitaliser from TiGi Linea is designed to counteract the relaxing effects that everyday shampooing can have on your perm.· Anticipated entry must be probable, rapid, and sufficient to counteract these effects. ► tendency· The neo-populist view points to a variety of factors which counteracted the tendency of commercialization to foster differentiation.· If you concentrate on the gold, you counteract the tendency to get too empathetic. VERB► help· Luckily Pond's moisturisers help counteract this by replacing essential moisture. to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect: They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms.—counteraction /-ˈækʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |