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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of counterwork

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + work

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Man seeks to know the worst only in order that he may avoid or counterwork it in the furtherance of his interests.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

It is an operation that you can counterwork.

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

I proceeded to the house of the chief magistrate the instant I arrived, that I might give no time to my adversary to counterwork my proceeding.

From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William

Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother, this desolating rage!

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

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

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

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