counter-terrorize

verb

To commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).

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Meanings

verbcounter-terrorize (third-person singular simple present counter-terrorizes, present participle counter-terrorizing, simple past and past participle counter-terrorized)

present singular third person counter-terrorizes · participle present counter-terrorizing · participle past counter-terrorized · past counter-terrorized · alternative counter-terrorise

  1. transitiveTo commit counter-terrorism (against somebody).

Origin

From counter- + terrorize.

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APA

counter-terrorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-terrorize

MLA

“counter-terrorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-terrorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-terrorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-terrorize.

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