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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Counterstock :: Counterstock (n.) See Counterfoil.
Unfeigned :: Unfeigned (a.) Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man..
Correction :: Correction (n.) Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach..
Mock :: Mock (a.) Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham..
Countermand :: Countermand (v. t.) To prohibit; to forbid.
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations..
Antalkaline :: Antalkaline (n.) Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system..
Counterpole :: Counterpole (n.) The exact opposite.
Dump :: Dump (n.) A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Cope :: Cope (v. t.) To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
Contratenor :: Contratenor (n.) Counter tenor; contralto.
Equivalence :: Equivalence (v. t.) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
Countercharge :: Countercharge (n.) An opposing charge.
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (v. t.) To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
Brummagem :: Brummagem (a.) Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.
Countermand :: Countermand (v. t.) To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods..
Countermark :: Countermark (n.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age..
Countercharm :: Countercharm (v. t.) To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
Countertrippant :: Countertrippant (a.) Trippant in opposite directions. See Trippant.
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