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C — Copy to Counterfeit (Part 10 of 11)

Count, v. a.

    1. Enumerate, number.
    2. Calculate, reckon, compute, estimate, cast, cast up.
    3. Consider, esteem, regard, deem, hold, judge, think, account, look upon.

Count, v. n. Add to the number, swell the number, tell.

Count, n.

    1. Reckoning.
    2. (Law.) Particular clause or charge.

Countenance, n.

    1. Aspect, look, mien, expression of the face.
    2. Favor, encouragement, patronage, support, aid, assistance, sanction, approbation, approval.

Countenance, v. a. Approve, sanction, support, aid, abet, assist, favor, encourage, patronize, befriend, stand by, side with, take the side of.

Counter, n. Reckoner, calculator.

Counter, ad. Contrary, contrariwise, in opposition to.

Counteract, v. a.

    1. Oppose, contravene, resist, cross, thwart, hinder, check, defeat, frustrate, traverse, run counter to, act against, clash with.
    2. Neutralize, destroy the effect of, annul.

Counteraction, n. Opposition, contravention, resistance, frustration.

Counteractive, n. Corrective, antidote, cure, remedy, restorative, medicine, counter-agent.

Counterbalance, v. a.

    1. Counterpoise, balance.
    2. Countervail, compensate, set off, make up for.