counterattract
counterattract · counterattracts · counterattracted · counterattracting
To attract at the expense of someone or something elseTo attract at the expense of someone or something else.
/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakt/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)To attract at the expense of someone or something else.
ante 1979–2002: American Institute of Physics, Current Physics Index, volume 27: part 1, page 6,393 ⁽¹⁹⁷⁹⁾ or 4,917 ⁽²⁰⁰²⁾ Flexible polymers also counterattract.
Origin
From counter- + attract.From counter- + attract.
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Forms
counterattracts, counterattracting, counterattracted, counterattracted| Base form | counterattract · to counterattract |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | counterattracts |
| Present participle | counterattracting |
| Past simple | counterattracted |
| Past participle | counterattracted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedcounterattracting
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle