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▪ I. ˈcountercharm, ˈcounter-ˌcharm, n.
[counter- 10 a, 3.]
Anything that counteracts, or neutralizes the influence of, a charm; a counteracting or opposing charm.
1601Holland Pliny II. 609 A collar of Ambre beads worne about the neck of yong infants, is..a countercharme for witchcraft and sorcerie. 1725Pope Odyss. x. 463 Now touch'd by counter-charms, they change agen, And stand majestic, and recall'd to men. 1830Scott Demonol. ix. 336 Drawing blood..as the most powerful counter-charm.
fig.1635Quarles Embl. iv. xv. 254 My grief's too great for smiling eyes To cure, or counter-charms to exorcise. 1725Swift Poems, Want of Silver, But, to this parchment let the Drapier Oppose his counter-charm of paper. 1881Goldw. Smith Lect. & Ess. 45 In whose love he finds the counter⁓charm of his wandering life.
▪ II. countercharm, v.|ˌkaʊntəˈtʃɑːm|
[counter- 1.]
trans. To counteract or neutralize the influence or effect of (a charm or spell); to affect with an opposing charm.
1584R. Scot Discov. Witchcr. xiii. xxx. 278 Then you may seeme to countercharme it [a hat] and redeliver it, to his satisfaction. 1652Benlowes Theoph. x. xxv. 182 I'l countercharm thy spells. a1687Cotton Ode to Hope (T.), Seducing Hope..I now can countercharm thy spell. |