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counteracts

counteracts is the plural of counteract.

counteracts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counteract.

Meaning of counteract

Noun

counteract (plural counteracts)

  1. An action performed in opposition to another action.
    • This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.1859, James Fletcher, A synthesis or conjoint view of the points of doctrine connected with the institution of the Lord's Supper

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Questions about counteracts

What is counteracts the plural of?
Counteracts is the plural of counteract.

Words near counteracts in the dictionary

  1. counteractively
  2. counteractivities
  3. counteractivity
  4. counteractor
  5. counteractors
  6. counteracts
  7. counteradapt
  8. counteradaptation
  9. counteradaptations
  10. counteradaptative
  11. counteradapted

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