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counterassert

counterassert verb: to assert in opposition to a previous assertion.

Verb

counterassert (third-person singular simple present counterasserts, present participle counterasserting, simple past and past participle counterasserted)

  1. To assert in opposition to a previous assertion
    • Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely.1974, Colin Fletcher, The New Complete Walker, →ISBN, page 36

Forms of counterassert

third-person singular presentcounterasserts
present participlecounterasserting
past participlecounterasserted
pastcounterasserted

Origin of counterassert

From counter- + assert.

Questions about counterassert

What does counterassert mean?
Counterassert means to assert in opposition to a previous assertion.
What part of speech is counterassert?
Counterassert is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterassert?
The past tense of counterassert is counterasserted.

Words near counterassert in the dictionary

  1. counterassassination
  2. counterassassinations
  3. counterassassins
  4. counterassault
  5. counterassaults
  6. counterassert
  7. counterasserted
  8. counterasserting
  9. counterassertion
  10. counterassertions
  11. counterasserts

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