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countervail
countervail definition
counter·vail (ko̵unt′ər vāl′, ko̵unt′ər vāl′)
transitive verb
- to make up for; compensate
- to counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
- Archaic to match or equal
Etymology: ME countrevailen < OFr contrevaloir < contre (see counter) + valoir, to avail < L valere, to be strong: see value
intransitive verb
to avail (against)
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