countervail
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.
to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
Origin of countervail
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- un·coun·ter·vailed, adjective
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How to use countervail in a sentence
At the same time, the very recency of RNA vaccines and the rapidity of their production generated a countervailing doubt manifesting as high levels of anti-vaccination.
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith famously called this “countervailing power.”
Can a grand bargain empower Amazon’s workers and limit corporate power? | Nelson Lichtenstein | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostBut whatever becomes of us, we are sure the adversary cannot countervail the King's damages.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonHer object being to countervail the design of her husband, she instantly commences a system of manoeuvring to carry her point.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxAnd to countervail this, it has been laid down by nature, that the men who have something to say don't say it.
The thegn is a twelve hundred man; his wergild and his oath countervail those of six ceorls.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandThe Author of all things, though besought, did not so co-operate as to countervail the legitimate action of natural powers.
The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism | A. Leah Underhill
British Dictionary definitions for countervail
/ (ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl, ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl) /
(when intr, usually foll by against) to act or act against with equal power or force
(tr) to make up for; compensate; offset
Origin of countervail
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