Act and Counteract

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Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Counteract is an antonym for act.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.

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Act is an antonym for counteract.

ability	act ability	counteract ability
power	act power	counteract power
kind	act kind	counteract kind
number	act number	counteract number
Other words: damage, rules, attacks.

Depending on the version you see, they act manly afterward, to counteract the kiss.

Source: Gay Moment
Not an instant-acting panacea without any contradictions, but they act via very low-level and thus universal mechanisms that either counteract or compensate for lots of unrelated highly toxic substances.

Source: Magic Antidote

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