counteracted

Verb

counteract (third-person singular simple present counteracts, present participle counteracting, simple past and past participle counteracted)

1. (transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
   • Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface.1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, or, the Laws of Organic Life

   Synonyms:

   offset, counterpoise, countervail

2. (transitive) To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
   • It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342

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