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Over against; as, he lives anent the church.

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.

Good against apoplexy. -- n.

A remedy against gout.

Good against nightmare. -- n.

Good against epilepsy. -- n.

Good against intestinal worms. -- An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]

A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.

Inimical to bacteria; -- applied esp. to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.

Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures.

Efficacious against catarrh. -- n.

Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n.

Good against convulsions. J. Floyer.

teract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

Good against dysentery. -- n.

Good against dropsy. -- n.

Good against jaundice. -- n.

A remedy against the plague. Brande & C.

Good against malaria.