Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-terrorize

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-ter-ror-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From counter- + terrorize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

counter-terrorizes (present, singular) counter-terrorizing (participle, present) counter-terrorized (participle, past) counter-terrorized (past) counter-terrorise (alternative)

Questions

What does counter-terrorize mean?
To commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).
Where does counter-terrorize come from?
From counter- + terrorize.

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