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- DictionaryCoun·ter·vail/ˌkoun(t)ərˈvāl/
verb
- 1. offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force: "stereotypes are countervailed by more realistic assessments"
1. : to compensate for. 2. archaic : equal, match. 3. : to exert force against : counteract. intransitive verb. : to exert force against an opposing and often bad or harmful force or influence. Examples of countervail in a Sentence.
Countervail definition: to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract.. See examples of COUNTERVAIL used in a sentence.
To countervail is to oppose something successfully. To countervail is to counteract, counterbalance, or neutralize. This verb is best known to us in the form of its participle countervailing, which gets far more time in the limelight as an adjective than countervail gets as a verb.
5 days ago · 1. to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract. 2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset. 3. archaic. to equal. intransitive verb. 4. to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
v.t. 1. to act against with equal power or effect; counteract. 2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset. 3. Archaic. to equal. v.i. 4. to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
Definitions of 'countervail' 1. to make up for; compensate. [...] 2. to counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against. [...] 3. Archaic. to match or equal. [...] 4. to avail ( against ) [...] More. Conjugations of 'countervail' present simple: I countervail, you countervail [...]
Countervail Definition. To act against with equal force; counteract. To make up for; compensate. To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against. To match or equal.
having equal force but an opposite effect: countervailing force There was nobody strong enough to lead an effective countervailing force against the dictator. a countervailing argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposing & against.
How to use . countervail in a sentenceTheir children might intermarry, the difference in wealth being countervailed by a difference in ecclesiastical authority.
6 days ago · countervail (third-person singular simple present countervails, present participle countervailing, simple past and past participle countervailed) To have the same value or number as.
