antidote
Plural: antidotes
Noun
- a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
- A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
- Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
Verb
Verb Forms: antidoted, antidoting, antidotes
- To counteract a poison or something undesirable with a remedy.
- To counteract as an antidote.
Examples
- A well-placed ’X’ can antidote your opponent’s impressive score.
- She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.
- We need an antidote for this misinformation.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.
Synonyms
counterpoison, alexipharmac, alexipharmacum, alexipharmic, alexiteric, alexitery, mithridatic, remedy, theriac, treacle
Scrabble Score: 9
antidote: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordantidote: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antidote: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary