counterwork

American  

[koun-ter-wurk, koun-ter-wurk, koun-ter-wurk] / ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrk, ˌkaʊn tərˈwɜrk, ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrk /

noun

1. work or action to oppose some other work or action.

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verb (used without object)

1. to work in opposition.

verb (used with object)

1. to work in opposition to; hinder or frustrate.

counterwork British  

/ ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːk /

noun

1. work done in opposition to other work

2. defensive fortifications put up against attack

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Other Word Forms

• counter-worker noun
• counterworker noun

Etymology

Origin of counterwork

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + work

Example Sentences

But then the text suggests to us the large Christian possessions and hope which counterwork this reluctance, in the measure in which we live lives of faith.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander

His case, he feared, was too sure to prove a sorrowful one, for he knew not how to counterwork their malevolence.

From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Cooper, Thomas

How shall I counterwork his plots, or detect his coadjutor?

From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden

Grote wrote his history of Greece to counterwork the party bias of Mitford.

From Practical Essays by Bain, Alexander

How shall I counterwork his plots or detect his coadjutor?

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian

Related Words

• cancel out
• correct
• counterbalance
• halt
• negate
• neutralize
• offset
• prevent
• rectify
• redress
• resist
• thwart