countervail

v., -vailed, -vail·ing, -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).]

(koun-tuhr-VAYL)
verb tr., intr.
To counterbalance or to neutralize.

Etymology
From Old French contrevaloir, from Latin contra (against) + valere (to be strong). Ultimately, from the Indo-European root wal- (to be strong) that is also the source of valiant, avail, valor, and value

Usage
"China is the unique case of a country arming a neighbour with nuclear weapons to countervail a rival." — K. Subrahmanyam; Befriending the Dragon; The Times of India (New Delhi); Jul 5, 2004.

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verb

1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, make up, offset, set off. See order/disorder.
2. To make up for: balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See substitute.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: compensate for or counterbalance
  Synonym: offset

Meaning #2: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  Synonyms: counteract, neutralize, counterbalance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opveje, danne modvægt imod, gøre voldsom modstand imod
v. intr. - gøre voldsom modstand

idioms:

• countervail against    gøre voldsom modstand imod

Nederlands (Dutch)
een tegenwicht vormen, zich heftig verzetten tegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - contrebalancer, compenser
v. intr. - contrebalancer, compenser

idioms:

• countervail against    contrebalancer par rapport à

Deutsch (German)
v. - mit gleicher Kraft entgegenwirken, ausgleichen

idioms:

• countervail against    ausgleichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξουδετερώνω, αντισταθμίζω, ισοφαρίζω

idioms:

• countervail against    υπερισχύω έναντι, εξουδετερώνω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• countervail against    prevalere su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - contrabalançar

idioms:

• countervail against    contrapor-se a

Русский (Russian)
компенсировать

idioms:

• countervail against    уравновешивать против

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - compensar, contrarrestar
v. intr. - compensarse, contrarrestarse

idioms:

• countervail against    prevalecer contra, oponerse enérgicamente a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppväga, motverka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
补偿, 抵销, 对抗, 抵消

idioms:

• countervail against    对抗..., 抵消...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 補償, 抵銷
v. intr. - 對抗, 抵消

idioms:

• countervail against    對抗..., 抵消...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 상쇄하다, 보상하다
v. intr. - 대항할 힘이 있다

idioms:

• countervail against    ~에 필적하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 相殺する

idioms:

• countervail against    対抗する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وازن, ساوى, عوض عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮איזן, פעל נגד, התנגד בחוזקה‬
v. intr. - ‮איזן, פעל נגד, התנגד בחוזקה‬

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