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counterexemplify

counterexemplify verb: to serve as a counterexample to; to disprove.

Verb

counterexemplify (third-person singular simple present counterexemplifies, present participle counterexemplifying, simple past and past participle counterexemplified)

  1. (transitive) To serve as a counterexample to; to disprove.

Forms of counterexemplify

third-person singular presentcounterexemplifies
present participlecounterexemplifying
past participlecounterexemplified
pastcounterexemplified

Origin of counterexemplify

From counter- + exemplify.

Questions about counterexemplify

What does counterexemplify mean?
Counterexemplify means to serve as a counterexample to; to disprove.
What part of speech is counterexemplify?
Counterexemplify is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterexemplify?
The past tense of counterexemplify is counterexemplified.

Words near counterexemplify in the dictionary

  1. counterexemplars
  2. counterexemplary
  3. counterexemplification
  4. counterexemplified
  5. counterexemplifies
  6. counterexemplify
  7. counterexemplifying
  8. counterexpectational
  9. counterexplanation
  10. counterexplanations
  11. counterexploit

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