Definitions for countervail
ˌkaʊn tərˈveɪlcoun·ter·vail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offset, countervailverb

   compensate for or counterbalance

   "offset deposits and withdrawals"

2. counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalanceverb

   oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

   "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. countervailverb

   To have the same value as.

2. countervailverb

   To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.

3. countervailverb

   To compensate for.

4. Etymology: From countrevaloir (= Old French contrevaloir), from contra valere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Countervailnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Equal weight; power or value sufficient to obviate any effect or objection.2. That which has equal weight or value with something else.

   Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review, which begins where the action ends, and lasts for ever. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To COUNTERVAILverb

   To be equivalent to; to have equal force or value; to act against with equal power.

   Etymology: contra and valeo, Latin.

   In some men there may be found such qualities as are able to countervail those exceptions which might be taken against them, and such men’s authority is not lightly to be shaken off. Richard Hooker, b. ii. sect. 7.

   And therewithal he fiercely at him flew,
   And with important outrage him assail’d;
   Who, soon prepar’d to field, his sword forth drew,
   And him with equal valour countervail’d. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   The outward streams, which descend, must be of so much force as to countervail all that weight, whereby the ascending side, in every one of these revolutions, does exceed the other; and though this may be effected by making the water-wheels larger, yet then the motion will be so slow, that the screw will not be able to supply the outward streams. John Wilkins, Dedalus.

   We are to compute, that, upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go along with it. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 112.

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1. countervail

   Countervail generally means to offset the effect of something by countering it with something of equal force or value. It can also mean to compensate or act against with equivalent power, force, or effect.

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1. Countervailverb

   to act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate

2. Countervailnoun

   power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital

3. Etymology: [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See Vallant.]

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1. Countervail

   Countervail is a musical group.

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1. • Balance
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1. involucrate

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of countervail in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of countervail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=countervail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Countervail
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=countervail
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countervail
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=countervail