different between antidote vs antidoted

English

Alternative forms

• antidot (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antídoton), neuter of ????????? (antídotos, “given as a remedy for”), from ?????????? (antidíd?mi, “I give in return, repay”), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ?????? (díd?mi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æn.t?.dot/

Noun

antidote (plural antidotes)

1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
2. (figuratively) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

   Synonym: remedy

Related terms

• antidotal
• antidotic
• antidotically

Translations

Verb

antidote (third-person singular simple present antidotes, present participle antidoting, simple past and past participle antidoted)

1. (transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
   • 2007, Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)

     For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy […]

Translations

See also

• theriac

References

• antidote in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• tetanoid

French

Etymology

From Latin antidotum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ti.d?t/

Noun

antidote m (plural antidotes)

1. antidote

Further reading

• “antidote” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• détonait
• dotaient

English

Verb

antidoted

1. simple past tense and past participle of antidote