counteract

(verb)

To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

Related Terms

  • bureaucratization

Examples of counteract in the following topics:

  • Bureaucracy

    • To counteract this bureaucratic possibility, the system needs entrepreneurs and politicians.
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