counterobject
/ˈkaʊntəɹəbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
counterobject verb: to make an objection against another objection.
Verb
counterobject (third-person singular simple present counterobjects, present participle counterobjecting, simple past and past participle counterobjected)
- To make an objection against another objection.
- When Melech objected, noting that Lingnath, and not the British widow, was on trial, Menachem counterobjected to remind the court that the district superintendent of police, having discovered during his investigation a ruby ring formerly belonging to Mrs. Sassoon in Lingnath's Mayapur home, had...2003, Lee Siegel, Love and Other Games of Chance: A Novelty, New York, NY: Penguin Books, published 2004, →ISBN, page 165
Forms of counterobject
| third-person singular present | counterobjects |
|---|---|
| present participle | counterobjecting |
| past participle | counterobjected |
| past | counterobjected |
Origin of counterobject
From counter- + object.
Words that rhyme with counterobject
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- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- intersect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- reconnect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- despect
- disinfect
- disject
- disrespect
Questions about counterobject
- What does counterobject mean?
- Counterobject means to make an objection against another objection.
- What part of speech is counterobject?
- Counterobject is a verb.
- How do you pronounce counterobject?
- Counterobject is pronounced /ˈkaʊntəɹəbˌd͡ʒɛkt/.
- What is the past tense of counterobject?
- The past tense of counterobject is counterobjected.
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