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counter — I verb act against, act in opposition to, agitate against, antagonize, avert, be at cross purposes, be contrary, be inimical, be obstructive, bid against, challenge, clash, collide, come in conflict with, compete with, conflict with, confute,… … Law dictionary
counteract — I verb act in opposition to, agitate against, annul, antagonize, be at cross purposes, be contrary, bid against, cancel out, clash, collide, come in conflict with, conflict with, confute, contend, contradict, counter, counterbalance, countermand … Law dictionary
counteract — counteractant, adj. counteracter, counteractor, n. counteractingly, adv. counteraction, n. counteractive, adj. counteractively, adv. /kown teuhr akt /, v.t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. [1670 80; COUNTER + ACT] … Universalium
counteract — coun•ter•act [[t]ˌkaʊn tərˈækt[/t]] v. t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action • Etymology: 1670–80 coun ter•ac′tion, n. coun ter•ac′tive, adj. coun ter•ac′tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
counteract — /kaʊntərˈækt / (say kowntuhr akt) verb (t) to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. –counteraction, noun –counteractive, adjective –counteractively, adverb …
coun´ter|work´er — coun|ter|work «noun. KOWN tuhr WURK; verb. KOWN tuhr WURK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a work in opposition to another work; opposing work or action. 2. any fortification erected to oppose or offset that of the enemy. –v.i. to work in opposition. –v.t.… … Useful english dictionary
coun|ter|work — «noun. KOWN tuhr WURK; verb. KOWN tuhr WURK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a work in opposition to another work; opposing work or action. 2. any fortification erected to oppose or offset that of the enemy. –v.i. to work in opposition. –v.t. to work in… … Useful english dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues … History of philosophy
