[COUNTER- 1.] trans. To counteract or neutralize the influence or effect of (a charm or spell); to affect with an opposing charm.
1584. R. Scot, Discov. Witchcr., XIII. xxx. 278. Then you may seeme to countercharme it [a hat] and redeliver it, to his satisfaction.
1652. Benlowes, Theoph., X. xxv. 182. I’l countercharm thy Spells.
a. 1687. Cotton, Ode to Hope (T.). Seducing Hope … I now can countercharm thy spell.
