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COUNTERPOSE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they counterpose ... he / she / it counterposes
Past simple: counterposed
Past participle: counterposed
-ing form: counterposing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Synonyms:
counterpoise; counterpose; counterweight
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "counterpose" is one way to...):
counterbalance; oppose (contrast with equal weight or force)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
