What does Antidote mean?
Definitions for Antidote
ˈæn tɪˌdoʊtan·ti·dote
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Princeton's WordNet
antidote, counterpoisonnoun
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Wiktionary
antidotenoun
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.
antidotenoun
Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
We need an antidote for this misinformation.
antidoteverb
To counteract as an antidote.
Etymology: From antidotum, from ἀντίδοτον, neuter of ἀντίδοτος, from ἀντιδίδωμι, from ἀντί + δίδωμι. Compare French antidote.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Antidotenoun
A medicine given to expel the mischiefs of another, as of poison. John Quincy
Etymology: ἀντίδοτος, antidotus, Lat. a thing given in opposition to something else.
Trust not the physician,
His antidotes are poison, and he slays
More than you rob. William Shakespeare, Timon.What fool would believe that antidote delivered by Pierus against the sting of a scorpion; to sit upon an ass, with one’s face towards his tail. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 7.
Poison will work against the stars: beware;
For ev’ry meal an antidote prepare. John Dryden, Juv. Sat.
Wikipedia
Antidote
An antidote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning. The term ultimately derives from the Greek term φάρμακον ἀντίδοτον (pharmakon) antidoton, "(medicine) given as a remedy". Antidotes for anticoagulants are sometimes referred to as reversal agents.The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an animal in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the host animals' blood. This results in an antivenom that can be used to counteract venom produced by certain species of snakes, spiders, and other venomous animals. Some animal venoms, especially those produced by arthropods (such as certain spiders, scorpions, and bees) are only potentially lethal when they provoke allergic reactions and induce anaphylactic shock; as such, there is no "antidote" for these venoms; however anaphylactic shock can be treated (e.g. with epinephrine). Some other toxins have no known antidote. For example, the poison batrachotoxin – a highly poisonous steroidal alkaloid derived from various poison dart frogs, certain beetles, and birds – has no antidote, and as a result, is often fatal if it enters the human body in sufficient quantities.
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antidote
An antidote is a substance used to counteract or neutralize the harmful effects of a poison or toxin in the body. It can be a medicine or remedy that can control or alleviate the effects of a harmful or dangerous situation.
Webster Dictionary
Antidotenoun
a remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison
Antidotenoun
whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce
Antidoteverb
to counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote
Antidoteverb
to fortify or preserve by an antidote
Etymology: [L. antidotum, Gr. 'anti`doton (sc. fa`rmakon), fr. 'anti`dotos given against; 'anti` against + dido`nai to give: cf. F. antidote. See Dose, n.]
Wikidata
Antidote
An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. The term ultimately derives from the Greek αντιδιδοναι antididonai, "given against". The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an animal in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the host animals' blood. This results in an antivenom that can be used to counteract poison produced by certain species of snakes, spiders, and other venomous animals. A number of venoms lack a viable antivenom, and a bite or sting from an animal producing such a toxin often results in death. Some animal venoms, especially those produced by arthropods are only potentially lethal when they provoke allergic reactions and induce anaphylactic shock; as such, there is no "antidote" for these venoms because it is not a form of poisoning and anaphylactic shock can be treated. Some other toxins have no known antidote. For example, the poison aconitine, a highly poisonous alkaloid derived from various aconite species has no antidote, and as a result is often fatal if it enters the human body in sufficient quantities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Antidote
an′ti-dōt, n. that which is given against anything that would produce bad effects: a counter-poison: (fig.) anything that prevents evil (with against, for, to).—adj. An′tidotal. [Gr. antidotos—anti, against, didōmi, to give.]
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The numerical value of Antidote in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of Antidote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Antidote in a Sentence
Across the country, National Republicans are attacking our fundamental rights as Americans, destroying democracy, stripping a woman of the right to choose, and standing idly by as gun violence claims too many lives. California is the antidote to their cynicism -- leading with compassion, common-sense and science.
He’s the antidote to all the frustration that’s in Cleveland this week.
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
The German-educated Kizilyurek:
I do see federalism ... as an antidote to nationalism, especially in the geographies where you have multiethnic groups living together.
To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself with the antidote.
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- ترياقArabic
- противоотроваBulgarian
- antídotCatalan, Valencian
- protijed, protilátkaCzech
- modgiftDanish
- Gegenmittel, GegengiftGerman
- αντίδοτοGreek
- antídotoSpanish
- پادزهرPersian
- vastalääke, vastamyrkkyFinnish
- antidote, alexipharmaqueFrench
- विषहर औषधHindi
- ellenszer, ellenméregHungarian
- penangkalIndonesian
- antidotoItalian
- נוגדןHebrew
- 解毒剤, 解毒薬Japanese
- 해독제Korean
- antidotum, ferus Hippomedon quamquamLatin
- tegengifDutch
- motgiftNorwegian
- antidotumPolish
- antídotoPortuguese
- antidotRomanian
- антидот, противоядиеRussian
- motgiftSwedish
- மாற்று மருந்தாகTamil
- విరుగుడుTelugu
- ยาแก้พิษThai
- panzehirTurkish
- протиотрутаUkrainian
- اینٹیڈیٹUrdu
- thuốc giải độcVietnamese
- אַנטידאָטYiddish
- 解藥Chinese
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