Definition of counter

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Counter (adv.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor..

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Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length..
Countermanded :: Countermanded (imp. & p. p.) of Counterman.
Chirograph :: Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party..
Counterplot :: Counterplot (n.) A plot or artifice opposed to another.
Counterplotted :: Counterplotted (imp. & p. p.) of Counterplo.
Countermark :: Countermark (n.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age..
Foist :: Foist (v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in..
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel.
Brummagem :: Brummagem (a.) Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.
Corrective :: Corrective (n.) That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct..
Counterseal :: Counterseal (v. t.) To seal or ratify with another or others.
Sham :: Sham (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight..
Refutation :: Refutation (n.) The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof..
Counterwork :: Counterwork (v. t.) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
Equibalance :: Equibalance (v. t.) To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.
Belie :: Belie (n.) To mimic; to counterfeit.
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction..
Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid..
Negative :: Negative (v. t.) To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
Countersway :: Countersway (n.) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
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