Counterassert

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To assert in opposition to a previous assertion

    "Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely."

Example

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"Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely."

Etymology

From counter- + assert.

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