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coun|ter|change
coun|ter|change «KOWN tuhr CHAYNJ», transitive verb, -changed, -chang|ing.
1. to change to the opposite; cause to exchange as places or qualities. SYNONYM(S): transpose.
2. a) to alternate; diversify. b) Heraldry. to interchange or reverse (the tinctures of a bearing on a field of two tinctures), so that color comes against metal, and metal against color.

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  • coun — ac·coun·tan·cy; back·coun·try; coun; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship; coun·cil·man; coun·cil·man·ic; coun·sel·able; coun·sel·ee; coun·sel·or; coun·te·nanc·er; coun·ter·act; coun·ter·ac·tant; coun·ter·act·ing·ly; coun·ter·action; coun·ter·agent;… …   English syllables

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  • counterchange — coun•ter•change [[t]ˌkaʊn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ[/t]] v. t. changed, chang•ing 1) to cause to change places, qualities, etc.; interchange 2) to diversify; checker • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • Counterchange — Coun ter*change (koun t[ e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} ( ch?njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [1913 Webster] 2. To checker; to diversify, as in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Counterchanged — Counterchange Coun ter*change (koun t[ e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} ( ch?njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [1913 Webster] 2. To checker; to diversify …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Counterchanging — Counterchange Coun ter*change (koun t[ e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} ( ch?njd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterchanging}.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [1913 Webster] 2. To checker; to diversify …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Counterchange — Coun ter*change (koun t[ e]r*ch[=a]nj ), n. Exchange; reciprocation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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