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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ti•dote /ˈæntɪˌdoʊt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Medicinea medicine or other remedy used against the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- something that prevents or works against injurious or unwanted effects: One antidote for crime is more police on the street.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ti•dote (an′ti dōt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -dot•ed, -dot•ing. n. - Medicinea medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.
v.t. - Medicineto counteract with an antidote:Medication was given to antidote the poison the child had swallowed.
- Greek antídoton something given against (i.e., for counteracting), equivalent. to anti- anti- + dotón neuter of dotós given, verbid of didónai to give; akin to datum
- Latin antidotum
- Middle French)
- 1400–50; late Middle English (
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