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countersigned

countersigned is the simple past and past participle of countersign.

Meaning of countersign

Verb

countersign (third-person singular simple present countersigns, present participle countersigning, simple past and past participle countersigned)

  1. (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
  2. (broadly, transitive) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
    Synonyms:
    witness

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Questions about countersigned

What is countersigned the simple past and past participle of?
Countersigned is the simple past and past participle of countersign.

Words near countersigned in the dictionary

  1. countersignals
  2. countersignatories
  3. countersignatory
  4. countersignature
  5. countersignatures
  6. countersigned
  7. countersigner
  8. countersigners
  9. countersigning
  10. countersigns
  11. countersing

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