v. rare. [f. COUNTER- 1 + -pose, after L. contrāpōnĕre: see CONTRAPONE, -POSE.]
1. trans. = CONTRAPOSE.
1657. S. W., Schism Dispach’t, 64. To points which they accounted fundamental, I counterpos’d … such as they esteemed not-fundamental.
1665. J. Serjeant, Sure-footing, 62. When two Causes are counterpos’d.
1871. Earle, Philol. Eng. Tongue, § 580. Sentences … in which the infinitive-regnant with ‘to’ stands counterposed with our flexional infinitive.
¶ 2. Blending COUNTERPOISE and CONTRAPOSE in form and sense.
1594. Blundevil, Exerc., VII. xxvi. (ed. 7), 688. The North part of the Needle … would alwaies decline downward if it be not otherwise counterposed or letted.
1637. R. Baillie, Lett. & Jrnls. (1841), I. 35. To counterpose this policy the other party resolved to draw up a formall complaint.
Hence Counter-posed ppl. a. Her. ‘Placed opposite to each other.’ Robson, Brit. Herald, 1830.
