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English Dictionary: countervail	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for countervail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
countervail v compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" Synonym(s): offset, countervail oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" Synonym(s): counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countervail \Coun`tervail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See {Vallant}.] To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail* the inconveniences that go allong with it. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countervail \Coun"tervail`\ (koun"t?r-v?l`), n. Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. [Obs.] Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail* for the bitterness of the review. --South.