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counteract
verb as in do opposing action
Example Sentences
The PGA Tour takes two drives from every player's round from holes faced in opposite directions to counteract the effect of wind.
Defending teams tried to counteract this in the Premier League last season by putting an extra defender next to their keeper as a makeshift bodyguard, aiming to absorb the contact from the 'blocker'.
To counteract the unpredictable schedule, top clubs have employed multiple analysts in similar roles to divide the load.
In the document, California officials argued that one of the most important ways to counteract federal actions is to find state funding to restore subsidies for zero-emission vehicles.
History teaches us that populism has recurring pathologies; it is especially important to recognize and counteract them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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