Definition of antidote
1: a remedy to counteract the results of poisonwished the antidote for the snake's venom
2: some thing that relieves, prevents, or counteracts
an antidote to boredom
Synonyms for antidote
synonyms
corrective, curative, remedy, rectifier, remedy, healing, therapyExamples of antidote in a sentence
there's no antidote to this poison. For him, racing bikes is a superb antidote to boredom.First recognized use of antidote
fifteenth century, inside the meaning defined at feel 1records and etymology for antidote
middle english antidot, from latin antidotum, from greek antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give extra at date.Extra definitions for antidote
Antidote noun
english language freshmen definition of antidote: a substance that forestalls the harmful effects of a poison
: something that corrects or improves the horrific effects of some thing
see the whole definition for antidote within the english language novices dictionary.
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