verb
- to act against something in order to reduce its force or neutralize its effect
Examples
- The medicine helps counteract the side effects of chemotherapy.
- She drank coffee to counteract her drowsiness.
- The company launched an advertising campaign to counteract negative publicity.
- Exercise can counteract the harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle.
- The antidote was designed to counteract the poison.
- They planted trees to counteract carbon emissions from the factory.