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   countervail

   /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl/

   verb

   • 1. offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force: "stereotypes are countervailed by more realistic assessments"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘be equivalent to in value’): from Anglo-Norman French contrevaloir, from Latin contra valere ‘be of worth against’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › countervailCountervail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of countervail, a verb that means to compensate for, equal, or exert force against something. See examples of countervail in sentences and its etymology and history.

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   Countervail definition: to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract.. See examples of COUNTERVAIL used in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOUNTERVAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   countervail in British English. (ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl , ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl ) verb. 1. (when intr, usually foll by against) to act or act against with equal power or force. 2. (transitive) to make up for; compensate; offset. Collins English Dictionary.

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   To countervail is to oppose something successfully. To countervail is to counteract, counterbalance, or neutralize. This verb is best known to us in the form of its participle countervailing, which gets far more time in the limelight as an adjective than countervail gets as a verb.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOUNTERVAILING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (Definition of countervailing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of countervailing. countervailing. Developing 'countervailing power' in the form of market power is a form of protection from this opportunism on the part of farmers. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   The earliest known use of the noun countervail is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for countervail is from around 1430, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › countervailCountervail - definition of countervail by The Free Dictionary

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   Countervail means to act against with equal force or to compensate for something. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of countervail and related words in this online dictionary.