Counteract and Prohibit

Counteract

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

Prohibit and counteract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibit" instead a verb "Counteract".

Prohibit

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Counteract and prohibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteract" instead a verb "Prohibit".

Common collocations

trend counteract trend prohibit trend
interference counteract interference prohibit interference
magic counteract magic prohibit magic
rules counteract rules prohibit rules
Other words: abilities, attempts.
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