0 to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect: --
Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.
1 to reduce or remove the effect of something by producing an opposite effect: --
2 to take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful: --
But, since there can be no net flow of the inert gas, there must be a mean motion t o counteract the diffusion.
The clues that participants give to suggest that dance can aid in counteracting the marginalization of their situation are there in a variety of instances.
The energetic advantage is balanced by counteracting thermal fluctuations, resulting in an equilibrium of growing, dividing and merging micelles.
In order to counteract this development, district planting associations frequently discussed rules which were intended to prevent the crimping of workers.
As such, the initial benefit of conditioning may be counteracted by the hidden cost of learning.
There is no force associated with the flux-rope magnetic field that can counteract the drag forces.
The notion of cause is particularly relevant in terms of the measures taken to counteract the negative effects of low self-esteem.
In addition, the 'wealth effect' of transfers counteracts the 'freeing-up effect', which implies that per unit of subsidy fewer hectares of tropical forest are protected.
