0 past simple and past participle of counteract --
1 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.
In the extreme case each twin is constantly compared with the other and any difference is counteracted.
Two factors counteracted this retreat into private worship.
In that position the ends of the principal rafters are firmly restrained and their tendency to push the walls apart is most efficiently counteracted.
Any effects are rendered insignificant-either counteracted or overshadowed-by concurrent changes in the forest due mainly to human activity.
Thus, the effects of yaw must be counteracted.
A negative shock induces a drop of output which, however, can be counteracted by countercyclical monetary and fiscal policies.
Inequalities between old and young and amongst the elderly must be explained if they are to be counteracted.
This effect is counteracted by later reproductive maturity of males and\or higher adult mortality of males (rows 13 and 15).
