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counterspell

noun

Etymology

From counter- + spell.

  1. derived from *spellōną✻
  2. inherited from spellian — “to tell, speak”
  3. derived from *spelōn✻
  4. derived from espeller
  5. derived from espeler
  6. inherited from spellen
  7. prefixed as counterspell — “counter + spell”

Definitions

  1. A magic spell that reverses the effects of some other previous spell.

    • The simplest action was fraught with danger, and could only be accomplished with the aid of talismans and counter-spells[.]
    • Minor accidents had convinced the correspondent that the witch's spell was working on her and she demanded a counter-spell from Simpkins against the ill-wisher.

  2. To cast a counterspell against.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA