counteract influence

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• Counteract — Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• counteract — UK US /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/ verb [T] ► to take action to reduce the influence of something that may be harmful: »Spending on marketing and advertising has increased in order to counteract falling sales. »These new energy technologies are aimed at… …   Financial and business terms

• influence — I n. 1) to exert influence on 2) to use one s influence 3) to wield influence 4) to bring influence to bear 5) to flaunt one s influence 6) (colloq.) to peddle influence 7) to consolidate, strengthen one s influence 8) to counteract, curb,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• counteract — verb To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice …   Wiktionary

• counteract — transitive verb Date: 1655 to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence < a drug used to counteract fatigue > • counteraction noun • counteractive adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• counteract — verb Counteract is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect, ↑influence, ↑trend …   Collocations dictionary

• CIA influence on public opinion — At various times, under its own authority or in accordance with directives from the President or White House/National Security Council staff, the Central Intelligence Agency has attempted to influence domestic and international public opinion,… …   Wikipedia

• Disturbance theory — is a political postulation by David Truman that states that interest groups form primarily in opposition to other interest groups so as to counteract influence in their respective political domains.The theory also states that interest groups form …   Wikipedia

• Counteracted — Counteract Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Counteracting — Counteract Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English