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counterplead

counterplead verb: to plead the contrary of; to plead against ordeny.

Verb

counterplead (third-person singular simple present counterpleads, present participle counterpleading, simple past and past participle counterpleaded)

  1. (transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against ordeny.

Forms of counterplead

third-person singular presentcounterpleads
present participlecounterpleading
past participlecounterpleaded
pastcounterpleaded

Origin of counterplead

From counter- + plead.

Words that rhyme with counterplead

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Questions about counterplead

What does counterplead mean?
Counterplead means to plead the contrary of; to plead against ordeny.
What part of speech is counterplead?
Counterplead is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterplead?
The past tense of counterplead is counterpleaded.

Words near counterplead in the dictionary

  1. counterplayer
  2. counterplayers
  3. counterplaying
  4. counterplays
  5. counterplea
  6. counterplead
  7. counterpleaded
  8. counterpleader
  9. counterpleaders
  10. counterpleading
  11. counterpleadings

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