"counterswear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: counterswears [present, singular, third-person], counterswearing [participle, present], counterswore [past], countersworn [participle, past]
Etymology: counter- + swear Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|swear}} counter- + swear Head templates: {{en-verb|||counterswore|countersworn}} counterswear (third-person singular simple present counterswears, present participle counterswearing, simple past counterswore, past participle countersworn)
  1. (transitive) To swear against; to take one's oath against. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-counterswear-en-verb-ss3F8New Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

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