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- Dictionaryantidote/ˈantɪdəʊt/
noun
- 1. a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison: "there is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish" Similar
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The meaning of ANTIDOTE is a remedy to counteract the effects of poison. How to use antidote in a sentence.
ANTIDOTE definition: 1. a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison: 2. a way of preventing or…. Learn more.
Antidote definition: a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.. See examples of ANTIDOTE used in a sentence.
A noun that comes all the way to us from the ancient Greek word antidoton, which means “given as a remedy,” an antidote counteracts or relieves the negative effects of something. You can find antidotes to poison, anxiety, sadness or even a bad day.
An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison. When he returned, he noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote. Synonyms: remedy, cure, preventive, corrective More Synonyms of antidote. 2. countable noun.
an activity that stops something bad from harming you: Exercise is the best antidote to stress. a substance that stops another substance from damaging your body: a deadly poison with no antidote. (Definition of antidote from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
n. 1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison. 2. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension. tr.v. an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing, an·ti·dotes.
