counteracted

verb

Definition of counteractednext
past tense of counteract
as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection

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  1. offset
  2. neutralized
  3. corrected
Verb
  • Advertisement Jarmond, 45, will be owed the full amount of his remaining contract if he is terminated without cause, though that amount would be offset by compensation received from future employment.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The increase is attributed to higher sales volume and acquisitions, partially offset by price deflation in some commodity categories.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of offset
Verb
  • But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of neutralized
Verb
  • This mistake must be corrected.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This was an issue last season and one that hasn’t been corrected.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrected
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