Coun·ter·plot v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterplotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterplotting.] To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.
Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. --De Quinsey.
counterplotting
See counterplot
counterplot
n : a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: counterplan]
v : make a plot in response to another plot
[also: counterplotting, counterplotted]