countervail
[verb]
Synonyms: compensate, atone (for), balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, make up, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off

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Related Words: amend, correct, rectify, foil, frustrate, thwart, overcome, surmount

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

coun·ter·vail (kountər-vāl, kountər-vāl)
v. coun·ter·vailed, coun·ter·vail·ing, coun·ter·vails
v. tr.
► To act against with equal force; counteract.
► To compensate for; offset.
v. intr.
To act against an often detrimental influence or power.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

countervail
[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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