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counteract

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

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to destroy property or hinder normal operations

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to act in opposition to

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to oppose or check by a counteraction

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Variants

synonym
antagoniseantagonizecounterbalancecountercheckcountermine
pasttense
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presentparticiple
counteracting
thirdpersonsingular
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pastparticiple
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