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counterread

counterread verb: to read a text in a critical or oppositional manner.

Verb

counterread (third-person singular simple present counterreads, present participle counterreading, simple past and past participle counterread)

  1. To read a text in a critical or oppositional manner.

Forms of counterread

third-person singular presentcounterreads
present participlecounterreading
past participlecounterread
pastcounterread

Origin of counterread

From counter- + read.

Questions about counterread

What does counterread mean?
Counterread means to read a text in a critical or oppositional manner.
What part of speech is counterread?
Counterread is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterread?
The past tense of counterread is counterread.

Words near counterread in the dictionary

  1. counterrally
  2. counterrallying
  3. counterrampant
  4. counterreaction
  5. counterreactions
  6. counterread
  7. counterreader
  8. counterreaders
  9. counterreading
  10. counterreadings
  11. counterreads

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