Definition for EN-COUNT'ER

EN-COUNT'ER, v.i.

  1. To meet face to face; to meet unexpectedly. [Little used.]
  2. To rush together in combat; to fight; to conflict. Three armies encountered at Waterloo. When applied to one party, it is sometimes followed by with; as, the Christian army encountered with the Saracens.
  3. To meet in opposition or debate.

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