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counteracting

 
Verb counteract has 4 senses
  1. antagonize, antagonise, counteract - act in opposition to
    --1 is one way to act, move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. countercheck, counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction
    --2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
    --3 is one way to cancel, offset, set off
    Derived form: noun counteraction1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
    --4 is one way to disobey
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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