sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
(verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; “This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues”
antagonize, antagonise, counteract
(verb) act in opposition to
countercheck, counteract
(verb) oppose or check by a counteraction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
counteract (plural counteracts)
An action performed in opposition to another action.
counteract (third-person singular simple present counteracts, present participle counteracting, simple past and past participle counteracted)
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate
• See also hinder
Source: Wiktionary
Coun`ter*act" (koun`tr-kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counteracting.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
