verb · intransitive · rare

countervail

countervail · countervails · countervailed · countervailing

компенсировать

To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negateTo counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.

/ˈkaʊntəveɪl/

» What will countervail the power of the crown?

Meaning

3 senses

To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
compensate for or counterbalance
To compensate for.
компенсироватьkompensirovatʹ
(obsolete)To have the same value or number as.

2 sentences

What will countervail the power of the crown?
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Countervailing opinions have sadly prevented me from instituting martial law.
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Русский

By meaning 1

to compensate for:

From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir (Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre (“to b

From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir (Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre (“to be strong against”).

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countervails, countervailing, countervailed, countervailed

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	countervail
he, she, it	countervails

all persons

countervailed

I, you, we, they	have countervailed
he, she, it	has countervailed

all persons

will countervail

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions:counteract neutralize counterbalance
compensate for or counterbalance:offset

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