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counterwork

verb

Etymology

From counter- + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. prefixed as counterwork — “counter + work”

Definitions

  1. To work in opposition to

    To work in opposition to; to counteract.

    • But Heav'n's great view is one, that that the Whole. That counterworks each folly and caprice;

  2. counterattack

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA