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counterasserting

counterasserting is the present participle and gerund of counterassert.

Meaning of counterassert

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

Questions about counterasserting

What is counterasserting the present participle and gerund of?
Counterasserting is the present participle and gerund of counterassert.

Words near counterasserting in the dictionary

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

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