counteract

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If true, this has to be one of the more bizarre ways to counteract piracy I have ever seen.

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Quick take

act in opposition to

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of counteract gathered in one view.

verb

act in opposition to

verb

oppose or check by a counteraction

verb

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for counteract.

verb

act in opposition to

verb

oppose or check by a counteraction

verb

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

verb

destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

See also: sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken

Example sentences

If true, this has to be one of the more bizarre ways to counteract piracy I have ever seen.

It just encourages "common knowledge" of the same old wives tales and folklore that it itself is trying to counteract.

I wonder what kind of social factors in our industry produce people like this, and how we can work to counteract them.

That can counteract the higher resistance of a thinner wire, and so provide the same volume with, hopefully, better sound quality.

As others have noted: it is difficult to counteract the effect of negative publicity brought against Samsung by Apple's accusations.

This is why discrimination is so difficult to counteract it's rarely a conscious or malicious process.

When I drink a lot caffeine or other energy drinks in a short period of time, I find that they will give me a mild case of the jitters, but even then, they don't counteract my actual drowsiness.

They've stated numerous times that this is a short-term competitive play, to try to create as much of an advantage as possible to counteract the dozens of clones by building up their brand awareness and subscriber list.