COUNTERACTED

Verb

counteracted

simple past tense and past participle of counteract

Source: Wiktionary


COUNTERACT

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



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