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COUNTERPOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterpose mean?
• COUNTERPOSE (verb)
The verb COUNTERPOSE has 1 sense:
1. constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Familiarity information: COUNTERPOSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they counterpose ... he / she / it counterposes
Past simple: counterposed
Past participle: counterposed
-ing form: counterposing
... he / she / it counterposes Past simple: counterposed
Past participle: counterposed
-ing form: counterposing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
counterpoise; counterpose; counterweight
Hypernyms (to "counterpose" is one way to...):
counterbalance; oppose (contrast with equal weight or force)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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