countervail

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  1. transitive verb To act against with equal force; counteract.
  2. transitive verb To compensate for; offset.
  3. intransitive verb To act against an often detrimental influence or power.

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  1. 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).

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  1. from Middle English countrevailen, contrevailen, from Old French contrevaleir, contrevaloir = Provencal contravaler, from Latin contra, against, + valere, be strong, avail: see counter-, vail, avail.
  2. from countervail, v.
 

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/ˈkaʊntərveɪl/
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