countervail
transitive verb
- to make up for; compensate
- to counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
- Archaic to match or equal
intransitive verb
to avail (against)
See countervail in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kounˌtər-vālˈ, kounˈtər-vālˌ)
verb coun·ter·vailed,
coun·ter·vail·ing,
coun·ter·vails verb, transitive- To act against with equal force; counteract.
- To compensate for; offset.
verb, intransitive To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
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