Counter and Negate

Counter

Counter verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

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Negate and counter are semantically related. in parry topic. In some cases you can use "Negate" instead a verb "Counter".

Negate verb - To declare not to be true.

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Counter and negate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counter" instead a verb "Negate".

Nearby Words: negative, negation, negating, negatory, negator

ability	counter ability	negate ability
weakness	counter weakness	negate weakness
power	counter power	negate power
attempt	counter attempt	negate attempt
Other words: effect, advantage, time, fact, trap, spell, effects, magic, damage, card, armor, powers, spells, weaknesses, attempts.

Several Reactionary abilities negate the enemy's attacks — for example, a form of counter that hits first, or Blade Grasp.

Source: One-Man Party
Sosuke Aizen's stabbing special is to negate any enemy attack by releasing Kyoka Suigetsu, and immediately performing an unblockable counter.

Source: Game Breaker / Fighting Games
In Sword of the Stars there are ways to counter, weaken and negate pretty much every weapon type.

Source: Crippling Overspecialization

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