counterwork

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Two reigns which never have ceased and never can cease to counterwork each other, the reign of the Word and the reign of the Sword.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

How shall I counterwork his plots, or detect his coadjutor?

From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden

The cardinal's disappointment strongly inclined him to counterwork the amorous projects of his rival.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David

It removed one of the two influences which had protected Constantine and enabled him to counterwork Entente policy and strategy in the Near East.

From A Short History of the Great War by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

Man seeks to know the worst only in order that he may avoid or counterwork it in the furtherance of his interests.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton