Countervail

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To act against with equal force; counteract.
  • v. To compensate for; offset.
  • verb-intransitive. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To have the same value as.
  • v. To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
  • v. To compensate for.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • n. Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act against or antagonize with equal force or power; act or avail with equivalent effect against; counteract.
  • Hence To be or furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; make good; offset.
  • n. Counterbalancing power or weight sufficient to obviate or counteract any effect; equal efficacy or value; compensation; requital.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  • v. compensate for or counterbalance
    • Verb Form
    countervailed    countervailing    countervails   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    equilibrate    balance    equilibrise    equilibrize   
    Form
    countervailed    countervailing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    counterbalance    compensate    equivalent    compensation    requital   
     
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