Word Study
counterchange
CIDE DICTIONARY
counterchange, v. t.
- To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [1913 Webster]
- To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See Counterchaged,
a. , 2. [1913 Webster]"Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright." [1913 Webster]
counterchange, n.
Exchange; reciprocation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
counterchange, v.
1 tr. change (places or parts); interchange.
2 tr. literary chequer, esp. with contrasting colours etc.
3 intr. change places or parts.
1 tr. change (places or parts); interchange.
2 tr. literary chequer, esp. with contrasting colours etc.
3 intr. change places or parts.
Etymology
F contrechanger (as COUNTER-, CHANGE)
ROGET THESAURUS
counterchange
Correlation
VB reciprocate, alternate, interchange, exchange, counterchange.Interchange
VB interchange, exchange, counterchange, bandy, transpose, shuffle, change bands, swap, permute, reciprocate, commute, give and take, return the compliment, play at puss in the corner, play at battledore and shuttlecock, retaliate, requite, rearrange, recombine.For further exploring for "counterchange" in Webster Dictionary Online