Counteract and Inhibit

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Counteract

Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
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Inhibit and counteract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inhibit" instead a verb "Counteract".
Nearby Words: counteraction, counteractive, counteracting

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
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Counteract and inhibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteract" instead a verb "Inhibit".
Nearby Words: inhibition, inhibiting, inhibitor, inhibitory

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ability counteract ability inhibit ability
transformation counteract transformation inhibit transformation
potential counteract potential inhibit potential
magic counteract magic inhibit magic
Other words: plans, powers.
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