0 past simple and past participle of counter
1 to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something:
Those who favoured a nuclear force countered that one should not rely on any outsider's guarantee for its own national security.
Pluralists critics essentially countered that it was impossible to systematically evaluate such claims.
These, it is argued, can be countered through tax-funded, hypothecated subsidies.
The author asserts that this predicted decline in the capital stock as the population ages should be countered by tax reform to stimulate capital accumulation.
The editors could have countered these tendencies by including introductions to each section or a sufficiently synthetic conclusion.
The dogmas of ' ' hyper-technologism ' ' are to be countered by the ' ' comic corrective, ' ' the reminder that human life is a project continually in ' ' composition.
Second, secrecy as a way of preserving intimate relationships can be countered by the weight of future intimate relationships entered into by the children.
That point is effectively countered by acknowledging that not doing can be a cause.
