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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English contrevailen < Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic stem (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < Latin phrase contrā valēre to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent
1350–1400; Middle English contrevailen < Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic stem (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < Latin phrase contrā valēre to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent
Related forms
un·coun·ter·vailed, adjective
Synonyms
1. counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize.
1. counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize.
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