counterpoison

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɔɪzən/ UK /ˈkaʊntəpɔɪzən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a substance that neutralizes a poison; an antidote

The healer brewed a counterpoison from rare mountain herbs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a substance that... antidoteantitoxinremedy

Opposites

poison toxin venom

Word family

Related forms counter poison potion

Etymology

From 'counter-' ('against') plus 'poison'. 'Poison' is from Old French 'poison' ('a drink, potion'), from Latin 'potio' ('a drink'), from 'potare' ('to drink').

contra Latin potio Latin

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Topics

Materials & Substances Register & Style

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# counterpoison

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɔɪzən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊntəpɔɪzən/

## Meanings
1. a substance that neutralizes a poison; an antidote

## Examples
- The healer brewed a counterpoison from rare mountain herbs.

## Synonyms
- antidote
- antitoxin
- remedy

## Antonyms
- poison
- toxin
- venom

## Related Forms
- counter
- poison
- potion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contra
- Root: potio

## Etymology
From 'counter-' ('against') plus 'poison'. 'Poison' is from Old French 'poison' ('a drink, potion'), from Latin 'potio' ('a drink'), from 'potare' ('to drink').

## AI Etymology
Counterpoison is from 'counter-' ('against') plus 'poison'. 'Poison' is from Old French 'poison' ('a drink, potion'), from Latin 'potio' ('a drink'), from 'potare' ('to drink'). The ancestry passes through Latin contra and Latin potio. The prefix counter- contributes opposition, response, or matching action, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a substance that neutralizes a poison; an antidote", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include counter, poison, and potion.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances
- Register & Style

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