Counter
Counter verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.
Respond to and counter are semantically related. in parry topic. In some cases you can use "Respond to" instead a verb "Counter".
Respond to
Counter and respond to are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Counter" with "Respond to", this adverbs are similar.
Both terms in one sentence
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Arrius' legion in "Separate Paths," some of whom respond to the slave ambush by counter-charging (but not even the whole legion - some Romans hold formation while others rush forward!).
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Eureka Moment: Pink tries to counter Illano's controlled animals with plants, but they don't seem to respond to her.
Source: Web Original / Ascend OCT - The Monk job in Final Fantasy V comes with a Counter ability, which gives a (fairly high) random chance for the character to respond to any physical attack that hits them with one of their own.
Source: Counter Attack
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