counterchange

American  

[koun-ter-cheynj] / ˌkaʊn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ /

verb (used with object)

counterchanged, counterchanging

1. to cause to change places, qualities, etc.; interchange.

2. to diversify; checker.

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counterchange British  

/ ˌkaʊntəˈtʃeɪndʒ /

verb

1. to change parts, qualities, etc

2. poetic to chequer, as with contrasting colours

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Etymology

Origin of counterchange

First recorded in 1885–90; counter- + change

Example Sentences

Net result: a cat-and-mouse game of code change and counterchange that could prevent the adoption of standards and stunt this medium for years to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then o'er Æneas' spirit, racked with fear, Joy stole in gentle counterchange.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

The whole conversation becomes a dance of change and counterchange of place.

From The Colour of Life; and other essays on things seen and heard by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson

Every language, by counterchange, returns to the writer’s touch or breath his own intention, articulate: this is his note. 

From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson

Repetition and counterchange, of course, have their place in Japanese ornament, as in the diaper patterns for which these people have so singular an invention, but here, too, uniqueness and position are the principal inspiration. 

From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson