counteract
US /ˌkaʊntɚˈækt/
・UK /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo reduce the impact doing something opposite
I counteract his loud music by singing even louder
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The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
- and so to counteract this they made their cars as round and streamlined as possible to reduce the effects of drag.
and so to counteract this they made their cars as round and streamlined as possible to reduce the effects of drag.
- low powered and inefficient and so to counteract
this they made their cars as round and streamlined
low powered and inefficient and so to counteract this they made their cars as round and streamlined
An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
- In the last two decades, researchers have been starting to investigate how we can counteract these impulses.
In the last two decades, researchers have been starting to investigate how we can counteract these impulses.
- investigate how we can counteract these impulses.
investigate how we can counteract these impulses.
How screens actually affect your sleep
- Now, you might be wondering, don't phones have a built-in feature that's intended to counteract this blue light?
Now, you might be wondering, don't phones have a built-in feature that's intended to counteract this blue light?
- that's intended to counteract this blue light?
that's intended to counteract this blue light?
How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
- This tier called seishin are features you'll find in many of Tokyo's high-rise office buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing that might shake a house but top a skyscraper.
This tier called seishin are features you'll find in many of Tokyo's high-rise office buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing that might shake a house but top a skyscraper.
- in many of Tokyo's high-rise Office Buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing
in many of Tokyo's high-rise Office Buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing
5 Foods That Naturally Decrease Cortisol, the Stress Hormone
- So an anti-inflammatory diet can counteract the impact of cortisol.
So an anti-inflammatory diet can counteract the impact of cortisol.
- So an anti-inflammatory diet can counteract the impact of cortisol.
So an anti-inflammatory diet can counteract the impact of cortisol.
Decoded: Can We Stop Aging?
- and while experts are continuing to explore clever ways to counteract it at a molecular level, through drugs or other therapies, our body is never going to be permanent.
and while experts are continuing to explore clever ways to counteract it at a molecular level, through drugs or other therapies, our body is never going to be permanent.
- And while experts are continuing to explore clever ways to counteract it
And while experts are continuing to explore clever ways to counteract it
10 people die in military clashes along Thailand-Cambodia border | DW News
- Thailand has scrambled its F-6 fighter jets to sort of counteract this, and that's where we are at the moment.
Thailand has scrambled its F-6 fighter jets to sort of counteract this, and that's where we are at the moment.
- Thailand has scrambled its F-6 fighter jets to sort of counteract this.
Thailand has scrambled its F-6 fighter jets to sort of counteract this.
8 EASY SNOWBOARD TRICKS TO LOOK COOL
- When you sink down to get the grab your hips will be shooting back behind the board so to counteract that at the same time you need to really fall forward over the board in order to rock it onto the toe edge.
When you sink down to get the grab your hips will be shooting back behind the board so to counteract that at the same time you need to really fall forward over the board in order to rock it onto the toe edge.
- When you sink down to get the grab, your hips will be shooting back behind the board, so to counteract that at the same time, you need to really fall forward over the board in order to rock it onto the toe edge.
When you sink down to get the grab, your hips will be shooting back behind the board, so to counteract that at the same time, you need to really fall forward over the board in order to rock it onto the toe edge.
What is Entropy? The philosophy of life.
- This insight, that disorder has a natural tendency to increase over time and that we can counteract the tendency by expending energy, reveals the core purpose of life.
This insight, that disorder has a natural tendency to increase over time and that we can counteract the tendency by expending energy, reveals the core purpose of life.
- This insight, that disorder has a natural tendency to increase over time and that we can counteract that tendency by expending energy, reveals the core purpose of life.
This insight, that disorder has a natural tendency to increase over time and that we can counteract that tendency by expending energy, reveals the core purpose of life.
How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie
- Like the Heli Gimbal, these rigs have gyroscopes that measure orientation along three axes and motors that counteract those movements.
Like the Heli Gimbal, these rigs have gyroscopes that measure orientation along three axes and motors that counteract those movements.
- motors that counteract those movements.
motors that counteract those movements.