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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Availed} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Availing}.] [OE. availen fr F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See {Valiant}.] 1. To turn to the advantage of to be of service to to profit; to benefit; to help; as artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton. 2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope. {To avail one's self of}, to make use of take advantage of Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names --Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens.
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