English Explanatory Dictionary

antidote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
  2. Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
verb
  1. To counteract as an antidote.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antidote.wav

Word forms

antidote antidotes antidot antidoting antidoted

Etymology

From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτον (antídoton, “antidote, remedy”), Clipping of ἀντίδοτον φάρμακον (antídoton phármakon, “drug given against”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”). Compare French antidote.

Synonyms

mithridatic alexipharmic alexipharmac alexipharmacum alexiteric alexitery treacle theriac remedy

Related words

antidotal antidotic antidotically theriac

Derived words

antiantidote antidotary antidotical
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