Countered

3coun;terfunction: verb inflected form(s): coun;tered; coun;ter;ing etymology: middle english countren, from anglo-french cuntre against, opposite, from latin contra; akin to latin com- with, together — more at co-date: 14th centurytransitive verb 1 a : to act in opposition to : oppose b : offset, nullify lt;tried to counter the trend toward depersonalizationgt;2 : to assert in answer lt;we countered that our warnings had been ignoredgt;intransitive verb : to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps