contra-, contro-, counter, contre-
(Latin: against, opposed to, opposite, conflicting, different, clashing, unaccommodating)
countershaft
countersign
countersignature
countersink
counterslope
counterspy
counterstock
countervail (verb), countervails; countervailed; countervailing
To act against or to resist with equal force; to counterbalance a condition or situation: It seemed like the terrific thunderstorms in France tended to countervail, or offset, the family’s plans to go there on vacation.
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countervailing (adjective), more countervailing, most countervailing
Relating to having an equal but opposite effect: The politician has proposals with faults but he also has some countervailing advantages.
countervenom
Venom or poison used as an antidote to another poison.
counterweigh
A unit or system that provides a balance against something that is heavy or the relative lightness and heaviness that a system of units uses for expressing how much an object or quantity of matter weighs.
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1. Someone who buys, sells, or lends money on financial instruments at a reduced price.
2. Anyone who discounts something as unimportant, irrelevant, or untrue.
3. A person who discounts something to lessen or to absorb its impact.
2. Anyone who discounts something as unimportant, irrelevant, or untrue.
3. A person who discounts something to lessen or to absorb its impact.