Antidote Definition
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
To counteract as an antidote.
Other Word Forms of Antidote
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Origin of Antidote
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From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτον (antidoton), neuter of ἀντίδοτος (antidotos, “given as a remedy for”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antididōmi, “I give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (anti, “against”) + δίδωμι (didōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Latin antidotum from Greek antidoton from antididonai antido- to give as a remedy against anti- anti- didonai to give dō- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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