counterirritate

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verb

to treat a counterirritant

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Meanings

verbcounterirritate (third-person singular simple present counterirritates, present participle counterirritating, simple past and past participle counterirritated)

present singular third person counterirritates · participle present counterirritating · participle past counterirritated · past counterirritated

  1. medicineto treat a counterirritant

Origin

From counter- + irritate.

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APA

counterirritate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterirritate

MLA

“counterirritate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterirritate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterirritate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterirritate.

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