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countervail
coun·ter·vail C0691200 (koun′tər-vāl′, koun′tər-vāl′)v. coun·ter·vailed, coun·ter·vail·ing, coun·ter·vails v.tr.1. To act against with equal force; counteract.2. To compensate for; offset.v.intr. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
[Middle English countrevaillen, from Old French contrevaloir, contrevail- : contre-, counter- + valoir, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]countervail (ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl; ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl) vb1. (when: intr, usually foll by against) to act or act against with equal power or force2. (tr) to make up for; compensate; offset[C14: from Old French contrevaloir, from Latin contrā valēre, from contrā against + valēre to be strong]coun•ter•vail (ˌkaʊn tərˈveɪl)
v.t. 1. to act against with equal power or effect; counteract. 2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset. 3. Archaic. to equal. v.i. 4. to be of equal force in opposition; avail. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic s. (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < Latin phrase contrā valēre to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent] countervail
Past participle: countervailed
Gerund: countervailing
| Imperative |
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| countervail | | countervail |
| Present |
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| I countervail | | you countervail | | he/she/it countervails | | we countervail | | you countervail | | they countervail |
| Preterite |
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| I countervailed | | you countervailed | | he/she/it countervailed | | we countervailed | | you countervailed | | they countervailed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am countervailing | | you are countervailing | | he/she/it is countervailing | | we are countervailing | | you are countervailing | | they are countervailing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have countervailed | | you have countervailed | | he/she/it has countervailed | | we have countervailed | | you have countervailed | | they have countervailed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was countervailing | | you were countervailing | | he/she/it was countervailing | | we were countervailing | | you were countervailing | | they were countervailing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had countervailed | | you had countervailed | | he/she/it had countervailed | | we had countervailed | | you had countervailed | | they had countervailed |
| Future |
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| I will countervail | | you will countervail | | he/she/it will countervail | | we will countervail | | you will countervail | | they will countervail |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have countervailed | | you will have countervailed | | he/she/it will have countervailed | | we will have countervailed | | you will have countervailed | | they will have countervailed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be countervailing | | you will be countervailing | | he/she/it will be countervailing | | we will be countervailing | | you will be countervailing | | they will be countervailing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been countervailing | | you have been countervailing | | he/she/it has been countervailing | | we have been countervailing | | you have been countervailing | | they have been countervailing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been countervailing | | you will have been countervailing | | he/she/it will have been countervailing | | we will have been countervailing | | you will have been countervailing | | they will have been countervailing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been countervailing | | you had been countervailing | | he/she/it had been countervailing | | we had been countervailing | | you had been countervailing | | they had been countervailing |
| Conditional |
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| I would countervail | | you would countervail | | he/she/it would countervail | | we would countervail | | you would countervail | | they would countervail |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have countervailed | | you would have countervailed | | he/she/it would have countervailed | | we would have countervailed | | you would have countervailed | | they would have countervailed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | countervail - compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"offsetbalance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" | | 2. | countervail - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"counteract, counterbalance, neutralizeoverride - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
countervailverb1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, make up, offset, set off.2. To make up for:balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off.countervail
Synonyms for countervailverb to act as an equalizing weight or force toSynonyms- balance
- compensate
- counteract
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- make up
- offset
- set off
verb to make up forSynonyms- balance
- compensate
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- neutralize
- offset
- outweigh
- redeem
- set off
Synonyms for countervailverb compensate for or counterbalanceSynonymsRelated Words- balance
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- equilibrate
verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actionsSynonyms- counteract
- counterbalance
- neutralize
Related Words- override
- cancel
- offset
- set off
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