countersign
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
he forgot the password
Types & categories
- arcanum hypernym
- positive identification hypernym
Sense 2 verb
add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity
You must countersign on this line of the contract
Types & categories
- sign hypernym
Related & opposite
- countersignature derivation
Sense 3 noun
a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
Types & categories
- signature hypernym
Related & opposite
- countersign derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | arcanum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | positive identification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | countersignature |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sign |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | countersign |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | signature |