counterassert en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English assert English counterassert From counter- + assert.
Meanings
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To assert in opposition to a previous assertion
Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely.
1974, Colin Fletcher, The New Complete Walker, →ISBN, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterasserts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| counterasserting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counterasserted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counterasserted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |