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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr & vb n. {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr L. valere to be strong, avail. See {Vallant}.] 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. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it --L'Estrange. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: countervailing adj 1: compensating for [syn: {offsetting}, {compensatory}, {compensative}] 2: acting against with equal force or influence
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