Meaning of counteract | Babel Free
ˈkaʊntəɹˌæktDefinitions
An action performed in opposition to another action.
Equivalents
العربية
صد
Esperanto
kontraŭagi
Español
contrarrestar
Suomi
vastustaa
Magyar
ellensúlyoz
Italiano
contrastare
Nederlands
tegengaan
Polski
przeciwdziałać
Svenska
motverka
Українська
протидіяти
Examples
“This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.”
“Every time there is a march by the Ku Klux Klan or a swastika painted on a Jewish building, there could be a counteract of reconciliation within twenty-four hours.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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