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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coun•ter•vail (koun′tər vāl′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect;
counteract. - to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for;
offset. - [Archaic.]to equal.
v.i. - to be of equal force in opposition;
avail.
- Latin phrase contrā valēre to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent
- Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic stem (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to
- Middle English contrevailen 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: countervail /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl; ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl/ vb - when intr, usually followed by against: to act or act against with equal power or force
- (transitive) to make up for; compensate; offset
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French contrevaloir, from Latin contrā valēre, from contrā against + valēre to be strong |