counter vs promote

counter

verb
  • To take action in response to; to respond. 

  • To contradict, oppose. 

  • To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. 

adv
  • Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction. 

  • In the wrong way; contrary to the right course. 

noun
  • A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator. 

  • The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. 

  • In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin. 

  • The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph. 

  • Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones. 

  • A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured. 

  • The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. 

  • The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot). 

  • In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation. 

  • An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc. 

  • A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted 

  • Something opposite or contrary to something else. 

  • The prison attached to a city court; a compter. 

  • A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count. 

  • A class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. 

  • A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. 

  • A hit counter. 

  • One who counts. 

  • A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent. 

adj
  • Contrary or opposing 

promote

verb
  • To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. 

  • To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. 

  • To elevate to a higher league. 

  • To move on to a subsequent stage of education. 

  • To encourage, urge or incite. 

  • To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. 

  • To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. 

How often have the words counter and promote occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )