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counterasserts

counterasserts is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 counterasserts

What is counterasserts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counterasserts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterassert.

Words near counterasserts in the dictionary

  1. counterassert
  2. counterasserted
  3. counterasserting
  4. counterassertion
  5. counterassertions
  6. counterasserts
  7. counterassurance
  8. counterassurances
  9. counterattack
  10. counterattacked
  11. counterattacker

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