slovo | definícia |
counteract (encz) | counteract,jednat proti Zdeněk Brož |
counteract (encz) | counteract,klást odpor Zdeněk Brož |
counteract (encz) | counteract,mařit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Counteract (gcide) | Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counteracting.]
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by
contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of
medicines; to counteract good advice.
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counteract (wn) | counteract
v 1: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise,
counteract]
2: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck,
counteract]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This
will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn:
counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance]
4: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance
sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn:
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract,
subvert, weaken] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
counteraction (encz) | counteraction,neutralizace n: Zdeněk Brožcounteraction,protiakce n: Zdeněk Brožcounteraction,protiopatření n: Zdeněk Brož |
counteractive (encz) | counteractive,opačný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
counteractively (encz) | counteractively, adv: |
Counteract (gcide) | Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counteracting.]
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by
contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of
medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteracted (gcide) | Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counteracting.]
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by
contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of
medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteracting (gcide) | Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counteracting.]
To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by
contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of
medicines; to counteract good advice.
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Counteraction (gcide) | Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n.
Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.
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[They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a
false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson.
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Counteractive (gcide) | Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\ (-?kt"?v), a.
Tending to counteract.
[1913 Webster]Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\, n.
One who, or that which, counteracts.
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Counteractively (gcide) | Counteractively \Coun`ter*act"ive*ly\, adv.
By counteraction.
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counteraction (wn) | counteraction
n 1: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous
action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation,
counteraction] |
counteractive (wn) | counteractive
adj 1: opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by
contrary action |
counteractively (wn) | counteractively
adv 1: in a counteractive manner |
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