Definitions
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Word origin
From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτον (antídoton, “antidote, remedy”), Clipping of ἀντίδοτον φάρμακον (antídoton phármakon, “drug given against”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”). Compare French antidote.
Used in a sentence
“She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.”
“The druids […] believed that mistletoe could make barren animals fecund, and that it was an antidote to all poisons.”
“We need an antidote for this misinformation.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Poison remedy”8 letters
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