antidote

an·ti·dote

noun \ˈan-ti-ˌdōt\

Definition of ANTIDOTE

1

: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison

2

: something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts <an antidote to boredom>

— antidote transitive verb

Examples of ANTIDOTE

1. There is no antidote to this poison.
2. For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.

Origin of 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 — more at date

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ANTIDOTE

Synonyms: cure, corrective, curative, rectifier, remedy, therapeutic, therapy

Related Words: cure-all, elixir, panacea; answer, solution; aid, help, relief, succor; balm, medicinal, medicine, palliative

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Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

Rhymes with ANTIDOTE

anecdote, assault boat, asymptote, billy goat, Capriote, cashmere goat, casting vote, Corfiote, creosote, dead man's float, entrecôte, ferryboat, flying boat, get one's goat, Huhehot, locomote, matelote, miss the boat, morning coat, motorboat, mountain goat, nanny goat, overcoat, paddleboat, papillote, passing note, pedal-note, petticoat, picketboat, polo coat, powerboat, quarter note, redingote, riverboat, rock the boat, rubythroat, Shabuoth, Sialkot, sixteenth note, sticky note, sugarcoat, symbiote, table d'hôte, undercoat, yellowthroat