Definition of counter

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Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..

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Antiseptical :: Antiseptical (a.) Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive..
Forger :: Forger (n. & v. t.) Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document.
Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents..
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left..
Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
Countersealed :: Countersealed (imp. & p. p.) of Countersea.
Countercurrent :: Countercurrent (n.) A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Counterpoised :: Counterpoised (imp. & p. p.) of Counterpois.
Antonym :: Antonym (n.) A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.
Counterpassant :: Counterpassant (a.) Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals.
Counter :: Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..
Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.
Countertripping :: Countertripping (a.) Same as Countertrippant.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing..
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion..
Forge :: Forge (n.) To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document..
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