How to spell antidote

hear itan·ti·dote/'æntɪ,doʊt/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: A remedy that counteracts poison effects.

In a sentence: The doctor gave an antidote to cure the snake bite.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as antidot or antidope.

Same family: antidotal, remedy, cure, treatment, counteract. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Antidote” comes from Greek *antidoton*, meaning “given against,” from *anti-* (against) and *didonai* (to give). In ancient times, antidotes were often mixtures of many ingredients, including herbs, spices, and even ground-up gems.

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