countermeet

verb

Etymology

From counter- + meet.

  1. derived from *meh₂d- — “to come, meet
  2. inherited from *mōtijaną
  3. inherited from *mōtijan
  4. inherited from mētan
  5. inherited from meten
  6. prefixed as countermeet — “counter + meet

Definitions

  1. To meet (something) in response to a thing

    To meet (something) in response to a thing; to counter.

    • I admire the question by which you have countermet and rebuked my own.
    • Yes; and rent, and payments, clothing, food ; how much to plant of this or that, and where; how preserve the soil fertility, check erosion by the sudden rains, rotate the crops to best advantage, countermeet this loss or that.
    • From the point of view of the Cola ruler , this alliance must have been to coordinate action to countermeet the rivalry offered by the rulers of Bengal and the Sailendras of Sumatra.

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