counterbalance
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~ oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
counterchallenge
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~ challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"
counterchange
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~ cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
countercheck
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~ oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck
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~ check a second time
counterclaim
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~ set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
counterfeit
— Verb
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~ make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
countermand
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~ cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
countermarch
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~ march back along the same way
countermarch
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~ change the order of soldiers during a march
countermine
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~ destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
countermine
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~ destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
counterplot
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~ make a plot in response to another plot
counterpoint
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~ write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
counterpoint
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~ to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
counterpoise
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~ constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
counterpose
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~ constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
countersign
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~ add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"
countersink
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~ insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
counterstrike
— Verb
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~ make a counterattack