counterplot
to devise a counterplot.
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How to use counterplot in a sentence
But the waters were seething now, stirred to their very lees by plot and counterplot.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsIf my simple counterplot should fail, some knowledge of the powder-convoy's route would be of prime importance.
The Master of Appleby | Francis LyndeThe Hawkins counterplot of revenge on Philip and his guilty confederates was completely successful.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon | Walter RuncimanSuch as know their members to be naturally obedient, need take no other care but only to counterplot their fantasies.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete | Michel de Montaigne"We shall have a game of plot and counterplot before this ends, my man," he muttered.
Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession | Benjamin Wood
British Dictionary definitions for counterplot
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌplɒt) /
a plot designed to frustrate another plot
(tr) to oppose with a counterplot
(intr) to devise or carry out a counterplot
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