counterwork

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If men are to work together for their common welfare they must be truly in touch with one another; otherwise there is a spy at their councils, an incalculable force that may counterwork their plans.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

To detect and to counterwork this plot was obviously my duty.

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

On the 10th October, 1688, William issued an address, dated at the Hague, and another from the same place, dated 24th October, intended to counterwork James's retractations.

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

He is bound in these reports and audiences, not to counterwork the Cabinet; not to divide it; not to undermine the position of any of his colleagues in the Royal favor.

From Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists by Froude, James Anthony

Sloth and superstition equally counterwork providence, and render the bounty of heaven of no effect.

From The History of Emily Montague by Brooke, Frances