Counterwork

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    counterattack
Verb
  1. 1
    To work in opposition to; to counteract. transitive

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

Synonyms

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antagonizebafflebalkblastbravechallenge

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

Etymology

From counter- + work.

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