verb
- past tense of counterplot; devised a secret plan or scheme in opposition to another plot
Usage: transitive or intransitive; formal or literary
Examples
- The rebels counterplotted against the king's assassination scheme.
- She counterplotted with her allies to expose the conspiracy.
- They counterplotted in secret to prevent the hostile takeover.
- The general counterplotted the enemy's military strategy.
- He counterplotted his rival's business maneuvers.