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What is the English word which describes the opponent of two elements? Am I asking the right question?
For example, the water the english word fire. I don't really know how to describe but here are more example.
Like when we threw the water into the fire, the fire will be disappeared. By the way, was when we threw Ice into the Lava, the Lava will be disappeared, wasn't it?
You might be looking for the word counteract.
Cambridge has
to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect
Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather
Merriam-Webster has
to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by means of an opposite force, action, or influence
a drug used to counteract fatigue
In the game rock paper scissors
In the examples,
Water counteracts fire.
