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counterassert

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English

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ assert.

Verb

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counterassert (third-person singular simple present counterasserts, present participle counterasserting, simple past and past participle counterasserted)

  1. To assert in opposition to a previous assertion
    • 1974, Colin Fletcher, The New Complete Walker[1], →ISBN, page 36:
      Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely.
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