counterassert

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ assert.

Verb

counterassert (third-person singular simple present counterasserts, present participle counterasserting, simple past and past participle counterasserted)

1. To assert in opposition to a previous assertion
   • 1974, Colin Fletcher, The New Complete Walker‎, →ISBN, page 36:

     Roughouts, some pundits assert, are therefore superior. Other pundits counterassert, fiercely.

Related terms

• counterassertion