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an·ti-
I. \in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ . |anˌtī or |an_tē or |antə̇ (-tə̇ occurring chiefly before consonants) or |aan- or |ain-\ prefix
or ant- or anth-
Etymology: anti- from Middle English, from Old French & Latin; Old French, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; ant- from Middle English, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; anth- from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti — more at ante-
1.
a. : one opposing the claims of : rival : spurious
< antichrist >
< antiking >
< antipope >
b. : of the same kind but situated opposite, exerting energy in the opposite direction, or pursuing an opposite policy
< antapex >
< antarctic >
< anticline >
< antischool >
< antivolition >
c. : one that is opposite in kind to
< anticlimax >
< antihero >
< antireligion >
— anti- before consonants other than h and sometimes ant- before vowels and anth- before h (which is not repeated), but more frequently anti- even before h or a vowel
2.
a. : opposing or hostile to in opinion, sympathy, or practice
< anticapitalist >
< antidemocratic >
< antiromantic >
< antislavery >
< antiunion >
b. : opposing in effect or activity : inhibiting : preventing : counteracting
< antacid >
< anthelmintic >
< antiaging >
< anti-Comintern >
< antienzyme >
< antifat >
< antifogging >
< anti-inflationary >
< antislip >
< antitrust >
3. : not
< antigrammatical >
< antilogical >
4. : serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate (a pathological condition)
< antiarthritic >
< antispasmodic >
5.
a. : opposing or neutralizing another substance
< antibody >
< antiserum >
b. : substance that opposes or neutralizes (another substance); especially : substance that is an antibody to (a specified antigen)
< antitoxin >
6. : combating : destroying : defending against
< antiaircraft >
< antimine >
< antitank >
7. anti- : trans- 3 — especially in names of chemical structures in which the opposed atoms or groups are attached to carbon-to-nitrogen or nitrogen-to-nitrogen double bonds
< sodium anti-benzene-diazoate >
— opposed to syn-; see benzaldoxime
II. prefix
Etymology: Middle French & Medieval Latin, from Latin ante-
: ante- — now little used because of possible confusion with 1anti- |