Topic: DRUGS, MEDICINES
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | antidotum, from Greek, from antididonai 'to give as an antidote', from anti- ( ANTI-) + didonai 'to give' |
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an‧ti‧dote
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[countable]1MH a substance that stops the effects of a poison
2 something that makes an unpleasant situation better : laughter, the antidote to stress
laughter, the antidote to stress