Usually means: Acts against to reduce effect.
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  1. counteracts: Merriam-Webster
  2. counteracts: Collins English Dictionary
  3. counteracts: Vocabulary.com
  4. counteracts: Wordnik
  5. counteracts: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. counteracts: Wiktionary
  7. counteracts: Dictionary.com
  8. counteracts: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. counteracts: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. counteracts: Legal dictionary

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  1. counteracts: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (counteract)

noun:  An action performed in opposition to another action.
verb:  (transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
verb:  (transitive) To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
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