Counterpart vs Counteract - What's the difference?
counterpart | counteract |
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
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(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
One which resembles another
One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
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To act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
As a noun counterpart
is either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.As a verb counteract is
to act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.counterpart
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
citation
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