countercheck

[noun koun-ter-chek; verb koun-ter-chek]

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noun

a check that opposes or restrains.
a check controlling or confirming another check.

verb (used with object)

to oppose or restrain (a tendency, force, trend, etc.) by contrary action.
to control or confirm by a second check.

Origin of countercheck

First recorded in 1550–60; counter- + check¹

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Related Words for countercheck

invalidate, reverse, neutralize, void, undo, disallow, nullify, belie, vitiate, disprove, rebut, annihilate, subdue, redress, counterbalance, offset, negate, overcome, restore, vindicate

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Historical Examples of countercheck

The beautiful simplicity of the countercheck aroused Matt's admiration.
Motor Matt's Air Ship
Stanley R. Matthews
The retort courteous, if not even the countercheck quarrelsome, "Then why do you notice it?"
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2
George Saintsbury
Its use as a countercheck in this Order is best exemplified in the common water-beetle (Dytiscus marginalis).
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby
The 80th captured the gun; and the enemy, dismayed by this countercheck, did not venture to press on further.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.
E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
That word fell on his ear for the first time from a white man's lips, and the stupefaction of it was a countercheck to his grief.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865
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British Dictionary definitions for countercheck

countercheck

noun (ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɛk)

a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
a restraint that reinforces another restraint
a double check, as for accuracy

verb (ˌkaʊntəˈtʃɛk) (tr)

to oppose by counteraction
to control or restrain by a second check
to double-check

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