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countervailing
coun·ter·vail C0691200 (koun′tər-vāl′, koun′tər-vāl′)v. coun·ter·vailed, coun·ter·vail·ing, coun·ter·vails v.tr.1. To act against with equal force; counteract.2. To compensate for; offset.v.intr. To act against an often detrimental influence or power. [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).]countervailing (ˈkaʊntəveɪlɪŋ) adjformal of equal, opposing strengthTranslationsThesaurusSeecountervail |