Meaning of countermeet | Babel Free

Definitions

To meet (something) in response to a thing; to counter.

Examples

“I admire the question⟳ by which you have⟳ countermet and rebuked my own⟳.”

“Yes; and rent⟳, and payments, clothing, food ; how much to plant⟳ of this or that, and where; how preserve⟳ the soil fertility, check erosion by the sudden rains, rotate the crops to best advantage, countermeet this loss or that.”

“From the point⟳ of view⟳ of the Cola ruler , this alliance must have⟳ been to coordinate action to countermeet the rivalry offered by the rulers of Bengal and the Sailendras of Sumatra.”

“Yet, this desire for invisibility and faithfulness, no doubt⟳ here born out of love⟳ and awe for the work⟳ being translated, of being prudent rather than bold, is countermet by the fact that as translation and creative writing share⟳ the same processual nature, that translation is both a creative and critical practice, that the creative text depends on translation for its survival, translators then must share⟳ the same responsibility of the writer toward their text, because this is, after all, the verbal embodiment of their own⟳ unique reading and response.”

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