antidote
pronunciation
How to pronounce antidote in British English:
UK [ˈæntidəʊt]
How to pronounce antidote in American English:
US [ˈæntidoʊt]
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- Noun:
- a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Word Origin
- antidote
- antidote: see date
- antidote (n.)
- "remedy counteracting poison," 1510s (earlier in English as a Latin word), from Middle French antidot and directly from Latin antidotum "a remedy against poison," from Greek antidoton "given as a remedy," literally "given against," verbal adjective of antididonai "give in return," from anti- "against" + didonai "to give" (see date (n.1)). Compare Middle English antidotarie "treatise on drugs or medicines" (c. 1400).
Example
- 1. Can tweets and new technology be an antidote ?
- 2. The antidote is to put god in first place .
- 3. It is a valuable antidote to the many experts who claim to make accurate forecasts .
- 4. Until a chemical antidote is found , the researchers have some ironic advice : keep sunlight away from van gogh 's sunflowers .
- 5. The best antidote is growth , but prospects are poor .