contraindicate(v = verb.communication) - make a treatment inadvisable;
Antonym: indicate, indicate
Derived form noun contraindication1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require; especially, to indicate that a particular method of treatment should not be used;
contraindicate, v.tr. Med. act as an indication against (the use of a particular substance or treatment).
Derivative:
contraindication n.
VB dissuade, dehort, cry out against, remonstrate, expostulate, warn, contraindicate, disincline, indispose, shake, stagger, dispirit, discourage, dishearten, deter, repress, hold back, keep back, render averse, repel, turn aside, wean from, act as a drag, throw cold water on, damp, cool, chill, blunt, calm, quiet, quench, deprecate, disenchant, disillusion, deflate, take down a peg, pop one's balloon, prick one's balloon, burst one's bubble, disabuse (correction).