Associations to the word «Antidote»

Wiktionary

ANTIDOTE, noun. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
ANTIDOTE, noun. Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
ANTIDOTE, verb. (transitive) To counteract as an antidote.

Dictionary definition

ANTIDOTE, noun. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats