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counter-terrorize

counter-terrorize verb: to commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).

Verb

counter-terrorize (third-person singular simple present counter-terrorizes, present participle counter-terrorizing, simple past and past participle counter-terrorized)

  1. (transitive) To commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).

Forms of counter-terrorize

third-person singular presentcounter-terrorizes
present participlecounter-terrorizing
past participlecounter-terrorized
pastcounter-terrorized
alternative formcounter-terrorise

Origin of counter-terrorize

From counter- + terrorize.

Questions about counter-terrorize

What does counter-terrorize mean?
Counter-terrorize means to commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).
What part of speech is counter-terrorize?
Counter-terrorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of counter-terrorize?
The past tense of counter-terrorize is counter-terrorized.

Words near counter-terrorize in the dictionary

  1. counter-tenor
  2. counter-tenors
  3. counter-terrorism
  4. counter-terrorist
  5. counter-terrorists
  6. counter-terrorize
  7. counter-terrorized
  8. counter-terrorizes
  9. counter-terrorizing
  10. counter-time
  11. counter-times

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